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title: Install SmolLM2 on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of SmolLM2 for on Arch Linux - Local AI with SmolLM2
inference snap
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/arch
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# Install SmolLM2 on **Arch Linux**
# SmolLM2
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/arch#install)
#### Local AI with SmolLM2 inference snap
SmolLM2 is a compact large language model (LLM) developed by Hugging Face.
It is designed for efficient natural language tasks such as text generation,
summarization, and question answering.
Use this snap to quickly install an optimized environment for local inference with SmolLM2.
The snap includes the following hardware-optimized inference engines:
* cpu: Optimized for x64 and ARM (armv8, armv9) CPUs
* nvidia-gpu: CUDA-enabled GPU acceleration
The most suitable engine is automatically selected based on the available hardware.
**Install:**
`sudo snap install smollm2`
**Run:**
`smollm2`
Some accelerators require extra drivers to be usable with this snap:
**License:**
The SmolLM2 model is provided by Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 license:
The licenses of all the bundled software can be found after installing the snap at
`/snap/smollm2/current/usr/share/doc`.
### Package name
* smollm2
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### License
* unset
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### Last updated
* 22 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 29 October 2026 - latest/beta
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### Websites
* [documentation.ubuntu.com](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps "https://documentation.ubuntu.com/inference-snaps")
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### Source code
* [github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap](https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap "https://github.com/canonical/smollm2-snap")
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### Report a bug
* [github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues](https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues "https://github.com/canonical/inference-snaps/issues")
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##### Report a Snap Store violation
* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/smollm2/arch#report-snap-modal)
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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install SmolLM2
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 SmolLM2
To install SmolLM2, simply use the following command:
```
sudo snap install smollm2
```
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