--- title: Install Grin on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Grin for on Arch Linux - A privacy preserving digital currency url: https://snapcraft.io/install/grin/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Grin on **Arch Linux** # Grin [Quentin Le Sceller (quentinlesceller)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/quentinlesceller "View all snaps from Quentin Le Sceller (quentinlesceller)") * [Quentin Le Sceller (quentinlesceller)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/quentinlesceller "View all snaps from Quentin Le Sceller (quentinlesceller)") * [Finance](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=finance) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/grin/arch#install) #### A privacy preserving digital currency **If during a refresh you encounter an error like "Failed to create logfile...permission denied" then you need to edit your config file to have the correct file paths. All file paths in the config file should use the /current/ snap install not a specific version number. You can also remove and re-install the Grin Snap but this will require a re-sync.** This is a convenient command you can run to perform the fix. `sed -i 's/grin\/[0-9]\/.grin/grin\/current\/.grin/g' ~/snap/grin/current/.grin/main/grin-*.toml` **Warning - Use of Grin via Snap install may reduce your privacy due to tracking of IP address and usage patterns.** Grin is a privacy-preserving digital currency built openly by developers distributed all over the world. It can be used by anyone, anywhere, without restriction or censorship. Grin implements the Mimblewimble protocol and as such has no public amounts or addresses. Transactions are aggregated which makes efficient use of storage space. In order to conceal their origin, newly created transactions are relayed among a sub-set of peers before being widely broadcast. Grin is not controlled by any company, foundation or individual. The coin distribution is designed to be as fair as possible, with an emission of 1 GRIN per second. Mimblewimble leverages cryptography to allow past transaction data to be removed with no compromise on security. This avoids Grin collapsing under the weight of data having to be kept on chain. This Snap contains two applications: `grin` - The blockchain node software which can be started with default settings just by typing **grin** in your terminal. `grin.wallet` - For creating a new account, sending and receiving transactions. Run **grin.wallet help** to see a list of available commands. ### Package name * grin --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 10 May 2021 - latest/stable This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [grin.mw](https://grin.mw "https://grin.mw") --- ### Contact * [grin.tech1@protonmail.com](mailto:grin.tech1@protonmail.com "mailto:grin.tech1@protonmail.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/grin/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Grin 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 Grin To install Grin, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install grin ``` ### 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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