--- title: Install vchef on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of vchef for on Arch Linux - The CHEF Package Mangement System url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install vchef on **Arch Linux** # vchef [Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/the-meulengracht "View all snaps from Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)") * [Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/the-meulengracht "View all snaps from Philip Meulengracht (the-meulengracht)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/arch#install) #### The CHEF Package Mangement System Originally developed for the Vali/MollenOS operating system, this is a generic package management system that is built as a lightweight alternative to current package managers. Its not only for package management, but also as an application format. The CHEF toolchain is made up of several parts, including tools for building and distribution CHEF packages. **bake** The bake utility serves as the builder, and orchestrates everything related to generation of bake packages. Bake packages serve both as packages and application images that can be executed by serve. **order** Order handles the orchestration of the online segment. Order controls your account setup, downloading of packages, package query and is the gateway to serve **serve** Serve is the application backend. This needs to be implemented on an OS basis. This means if you seek to support chef applications, you need to implement serve for your OS. In addition to those, the CHEF toolchain comes with 3 different daemons implementing different features. The served daemon provides the runtime of CHEF packages, allowing those to be executed in containerized environments. ### Package name * vchef --- ### License * AGPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 8 August 2025 - latest/stable * Yesterday - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/Meulengracht/bake](https://github.com/Meulengracht/bake "https://github.com/Meulengracht/bake") --- ### Contact * [the\_meulengracht@hotmail.com](mailto:the_meulengracht@hotmail.com "mailto:the_meulengracht@hotmail.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/vchef/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install vchef 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 vchef To install vchef, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install vchef ``` ### 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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