--- title: Install Commander X16 Emulator on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Commander X16 Emulator for on Arch Linux - Commander X16 Emulator url: https://snapcraft.io/install/x16emu/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Commander X16 Emulator on **Arch Linux** # Commander X16 Emulator (x16emu) [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Alan Pope (popey)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/popey "View all snaps from Alan Pope (popey)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/x16emu/arch#install) #### Commander X16 Emulator This is an emulator for the Commander X16 computer system. You can find out more about the Commander X16 computer in the following videos. * * You can start `x16emu` either by clicking the icon on the desktop menu or from the command line. The latter allows you to specify additional arguments. When starting x16emu without arguments, it will pick up the system ROM (`rom.bin`) bundled with the snap. The system ROM filename/path can be overridden with the `-rom` command line argument. `-keymap` tells the KERNAL to switch to a specific keyboard layout. Use it without an argument to view the supported layouts. `-sdcard` lets you specify an SD card image (partition table + FAT32). `-prg` lets you specify a .prg file that gets injected into RAM after start. `-bas` lets you specify a BASIC program in ASCII format that automatically typed in (and tokenized). `-run` executes the application specified through -prg or -bas using RUN or SYS, depending on the load address. `-echo` causes all KERNAL/BASIC output to be printed to the host's terminal. Enable this and use the BASIC command "LIST" to convert a BASIC program to ASCII (detokenize). `-log` enables one or more types of logging (e.g. -log KS): K: keyboard (key-up and key-down events) S: speed (CPU load, frame misses) V: video I/O reads and writes `-debug` enables the debugger. Run `x16emu -h` to see all command line options. This is an unofficial build made with ♥️ from the following sources. * * * The yaml used to generate this snap can be found at * Find out more at ### Package name * x16emu --- ### License * unset --- ### Last updated * 21 November 2025 - latest/stable * 1 June 2026 - latest/edge --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/x16emu/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Commander X16 Emulator 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 Commander X16 Emulator To install Commander X16 Emulator, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install x16emu ``` ### 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? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/x16emu/arch) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Powered by [Charmed Kubernetes](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes) [Join the forum](https://forum.snapcraft.io/), contribute to or report problems with, [snapd](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd), [Snapcraft](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft), or [this site](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft.io/issues/new). * [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/snapcraftio) * [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/snap-store-terms) * [Data privacy](https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy) * [Manage your tracker settings](https://snapcraft.io/install/x16emu/arch) * [Service status](https://status.snapcraft.io/) * [Other functions](https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/) * [Contact us](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)