--- title: Install GNOME Boxes on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of GNOME Boxes for on Arch Linux - Virtualization made simple url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-boxes/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install GNOME Boxes on **Arch Linux** # GNOME Boxes [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-boxes/arch#install) #### Virtualization made simple Select an operating system and let Boxes download and install it for you in a virtual machine. Features: * Download freely available operating systems. * Automatically install CentOS Stream, Debian, Fedora, Microsoft Windows, OpenSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Ubuntu. * Create virtual machines from operating system images with a couple of clicks. * Limit the resources (memory and storage) your virtual machines consume from your system. * Take snapshots of virtual machines to restore to previous states. * Redirect USB devices from your physical machine into virtual machines. * 3D acceleration for some of the supported operating systems. * Automatically resize virtual machines displays to the window size. * Share clipboard between your system and virtual machines. * Share files to virtual machines by dropping them from your file manager into the Boxes window. * Setup Shared Folders between your system and virtual machines. ### Package name * gnome-boxes --- ### License * GPL-3.0-or-later --- ### Last updated * 2 September 2026 - latest/stable * 29 August 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Contact * [github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes](https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes "https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes/issues](https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes/issues "https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-boxes/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-boxes/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install GNOME Boxes Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install GNOME Boxes To install GNOME Boxes, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install gnome-boxes ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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