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title: Install Secure Tunnel Client on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Secure Tunnel Client for on Arch Linux - Encrypted
  TLS TCP port-forwarding & SOCKS5-over-TLS tunnel client & server
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/secure-tunnel-client/arch
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# Install Secure Tunnel Client on **Arch Linux**

# Secure Tunnel Client

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/secure-tunnel-client/arch#install)

#### Encrypted TLS TCP port-forwarding & SOCKS5-over-TLS tunnel client & server

Secure Tunnel Client is a lightweight Linux alternative to SoftEther VPN Client
workflows for user-space TLS-encrypted TCP port-forwarding, SOCKS5-over-TLS
tunneling, and Linux network interface monitoring.

Features (100% real sockets and kernel telemetry):

* SQLite-backed TLS Tunnel Profiles supporting both Client Mode and Server Mode
* TLS 1.2 / TLS 1.3 encryption using Python ssl.SSLContext with X.509 certificate
  generation (RSA-2048 PEM) or custom PEM certificate/key files
* Optional pre-shared token authentication and SHA-256 peer certificate pinning
* TCP Port-Forwarding over TLS and built-in RFC 1928 SOCKS5-over-TLS listener
* Real-time TLS cipher negotiation inspector, peer SHA-256 fingerprint, and
  encrypted tunnel RTT ping probe
* Multi-port forward rules manager, live stream monitor, CSV export, and live
  measured TX/RX throughput graph
* System Network & Tunnel Interfaces Inspector reading /sys/class/net,
  /proc/net/dev, /proc/net/if\_inet6, ioctl IPv4 addresses, and /proc/net/route

Honest scope & limitations:
Operates strictly as a user-space TLS-encrypted TCP port-forwarder and
SOCKS5-over-TLS proxy tunnel. It does NOT create a kernel Layer-2/Layer-3
virtual network adapter (TUN/TAP), does not modify system-wide routing tables,
and does not tunnel raw UDP or ICMP packets.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not
affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by SoftEther Corporation.

Support development: <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

### Package name

* secure-tunnel-client

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

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### Contact

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Secure Tunnel Client

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 Secure Tunnel Client

To install Secure Tunnel Client, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install secure-tunnel-client
```

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