--- title: Install Session Desktop on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Session Desktop for on Arch Linux - Session Desktop url: https://snapcraft.io/install/session-desktop/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Session Desktop on **Arch Linux** # Session Desktop [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Social](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=social) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/session-desktop/arch#install) #### Session Desktop Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger Session integrates directly with [Oxen Service Nodes](), which are a set of distributed, decentralized and Sybil resistant nodes. Service Nodes act as servers which store messages offline, and a set of nodes which allow for onion routing functionality obfuscating users IP Addresses. For a full understanding of how Session works, read the [Session Whitepaper](). This is an unofficial build of Session Desktop. However, the package is unmodified from upstream, and is simply a re-pack of the official builds. The snapcraft configuration for this can be found at ### Package name * session-desktop --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 27 July 2026 - latest/stable * 23 July 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/popey/session-desktop-snap](https://github.com/popey/session-desktop-snap "https://github.com/popey/session-desktop-snap") --- ### Contact * [alan@popey.com](mailto:alan@popey.com "mailto:alan@popey.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/session-desktop/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Session Desktop 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 Session Desktop To install Session Desktop, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install session-desktop ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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