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title: Install melonDS on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of melonDS for on Arch Linux - Nintendo DS and
DSi emulator
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/melonds/arch
---
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# Install melonDS on **Arch Linux**
# melonDS
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/melonds/arch#install)
#### Nintendo DS and DSi emulator
melonDS aims at providing fast and accurate Nintendo DS emulation. While it is still a work in progress, it has a pretty solid set of features:
* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)
* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling
* RTC, microphone, lid close/open
* Joystick support
* Savestates
* Various display position/sizing/rotation modes
* Work-in-progress Wi-Fi emulation for online connectivity and local multiplayer
* Experimental emulation of the Nintendo DSi
* and more are planned!
**Note:** BIOS and firmware files dumped from a real DS or DSi console are required to use melonDS.
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**Disclaimer:**
This snap is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers.
* Upstream Project:
* snapcraft.yaml Build Definition:
**Please report any bugs/issues with this snap here:**
### Package name
* melonds
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### License
* GPL-3.0
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### Last updated
* 12 September 2022 - latest/stable
* 17 October 2022 - latest/edge
This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.
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### Websites
* [melonds.kuribo64.net](http://melonds.kuribo64.net/ "http://melonds.kuribo64.net/")
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### Contact
* [github.com/Nightmayr-snaps/melonds-snap/issues](https://github.com/Nightmayr-snaps/melonds-snap/issues "https://github.com/Nightmayr-snaps/melonds-snap/issues")
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##### Report a Snap Store violation
* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/melonds/arch#report-snap-modal)
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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install melonDS
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 melonDS
To install melonDS, simply use the following command:
```
sudo snap install melonds
```
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