---
title: Install Sweep on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Sweep for on Arch Linux - Find out what is
  taking up space, safely
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sweep-dev-foxx/arch
---

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# Install Sweep on **Arch Linux**

# Sweep (sweep-dev-foxx)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sweep-dev-foxx/arch#install)

#### Find out what is taking up space, safely

Sweep is a native GTK4/libadwaita disk-usage analyzer for GNOME-based
Linux desktops. It scans any folder you choose and breaks the result
down by images, videos, audio, documents, archives, code & config,
apps & packages, fonts, and data/model files; finds developer/project
caches (node\_modules, Python virtualenvs, build folders, and npm,
yarn, pnpm, Gradle, Maven and Composer caches, among others) that
tooling can safely recreate; finds duplicate files by content
(verified with a SHA-256 hash, not just name or size); and highlights
large files you have not touched in a while.

Nothing is deleted until you explicitly choose to, and deletion goes
to the desktop Trash by default (permanent delete is opt-in). A hard,
code-level safety policy additionally refuses to delete browser
profile and cache data — Google Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Brave,
Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Opera/Opera GX and Electron-based apps — a
fixed set of critical system directories, and any path you mark
excluded yourself. This check runs inside the single delete function
every button in the app calls, including permanent delete, so there
is no code path that bypasses it.

### Package name

* sweep-dev-foxx

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 5 September 2026 - latest/stable

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/sweep-dev-foxx/arch#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Sweep

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 Sweep

To install Sweep, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install sweep-dev-foxx
```

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