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title: Install spirv-tools on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of spirv-tools for on Arch Linux - SPIR-V Tools
  project provides an API & commands for processing SPIR-V modules.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/spirv-tools/arch
---

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# Install spirv-tools on **Arch Linux**

# spirv-tools

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/spirv-tools/arch#install)

#### SPIR-V Tools project provides an API & commands for processing SPIR-V modules.

The project includes an assembler, binary module parser, disassembler, validator, and optimizer for SPIR-V.
Except for the optimizer, all are based on a common static library. The library contains all of the implementation details, and is used in the standalone tools whilst also enabling integration into other code bases directly.
The optimizer implementation resides in its own library, which depends on the core library.
The interfaces have stabilized. We don't anticipate making a breaking change for existing features.
SPIR-V is defined by the Khronos Group Inc. See the SPIR-V Registry for the SPIR-V specification, headers, and XML registry.

### Package name

* spirv-tools

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 8 March 2020 - latest/stable
* 8 March 2020 - latest/beta

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install spirv-tools

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 spirv-tools

To install spirv-tools, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install spirv-tools
```

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