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title: Install uc-image on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of uc-image for on Arch Linux - Custom Ubuntu
  Core image builder
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/uc-image/arch
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# Install uc-image on **Arch Linux**

# uc-image

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/uc-image/arch#install)

#### Custom Ubuntu Core image builder

Toolset to build Ubuntu Core images for various embedded boards.
Unlike the official ubuntu-image it supports image format for various custom flash tools like fastboot, uuu, AmbaUSB, or Qualcomm proprietary flash tools.
Created images represent each partition of the system, so only specific partitions can be flashed if needed. In addition, created images are in sparse format, to speed up the flashing process.

### Package name

* uc-image

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 2 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 22 October 2026 - latest/edge

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install uc-image

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 uc-image

To install uc-image, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install uc-image --classic
```

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