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title: Install Hopsan on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Hopsan for on Arch Linux - A modelling and
  simulation tool for fluid power and mechatronic systems.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/hopsan/arch
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# Install Hopsan on **Arch Linux**

# Hopsan

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#### A modelling and simulation tool for fluid power and mechatronic systems.

Hopsan is a modelling and simulation environment for fluid and mechatronic systems. It was originally developed for simulation of fluid power systems, but has also been extended with support for other domains such as electric power, mechanics, flight and vehicle dynamics.
.
Hopsan uses bi-directional delay lines, (or transmission line elements TLM) to connect physical component models, but also supports signal flow modelling with common mathematical operators and functions.

### Package name

* hopsan

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### License

* Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 29 September 2024 - latest/stable
* 5 August 2019 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [github.com/Hopsan/hopsan](https://github.com/Hopsan/hopsan "https://github.com/Hopsan/hopsan")

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Hopsan

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 Hopsan

To install Hopsan, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install hopsan
```

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