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title: Install SameBoy on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of SameBoy for on Arch Linux - A Friendly and
  Powerful Game Boy Emulator
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sameboy/arch
---

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# Install SameBoy on **Arch Linux**

# SameBoy

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sameboy/arch#install)

#### A Friendly and Powerful Game Boy Emulator

Lior Halphon's SameBoy is a user friendly Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy emulator for macOS, Windows and Unix-like platforms.

SameBoy is extremely accurate and includes a wide range of powerful debugging features, making it ideal for both casual players and developers.

In addition to accuracy and developer capabilities, SameBoy has all the features one would expect from an emulator – from save states to scaling filters.

### Package name

* sameboy

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 17 April 2024 - latest/stable
* 14 February 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [sameboy.github.io](https://sameboy.github.io "https://sameboy.github.io")

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install SameBoy

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 SameBoy

To install SameBoy, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install sameboy
```

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