---
title: Install media-samples on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of media-samples for on Arch Linux - Media sample
  files for testing media playback and encoding
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/arch
---

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# Install media-samples on **Arch Linux**

# media-samples

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/media-samples/arch#install)

#### Media sample files for testing media playback and encoding

This snap provides a collection of Big Buck Bunny (BBB) media sample
files in various codecs, containers, and resolutions for use in media
testing. The samples cover AV1, VP9, VP8, H264, MPEG2, and MJPEG codecs
across resolutions from 180p to 4K.

Other snaps can consume these samples via the content interface by
connecting to the "media-samples" slot.

Example usage:
sudo snap connect checkbox-media:media-samples media-samples:media-samples

### Package name

* media-samples

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 22 July 2026 - latest/beta
* 20 August 2026 - latest/edge

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install media-samples

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 media-samples

To install media-samples, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install media-samples --beta
```

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