--- title: Install Extended File Attribute Editor on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Extended File Attribute Editor for on Arch Linux - Extended file attribute (xattr), POSIX stat & binary header editor url: https://snapcraft.io/install/xattr-metadata-editor/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Extended File Attribute Editor on **Arch Linux** # Extended File Attribute Editor (xattr-metadata-editor) [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") * [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/xattr-metadata-editor/arch#install) #### Extended file attribute (xattr), POSIX stat & binary header editor Extended File Attribute Editor is a desktop file property browser, Linux user.\* extended attribute editor, and binary header metadata reader for Linux systems. An independent Linux alternative to file property and extended metadata utilities such as PropertySystemView, getfattr, and setfattr, it inspects POSIX inode records, edits user.\* extended attributes on supported filesystems, and parses embedded container headers directly from disk. Key Features: * Live Extended File Attributes (xattr): Reads, adds, updates, and deletes user.\* namespace attributes (such as user.comment, user.tags, user.category, and xdg.origin.url) via native Linux xattr system calls with clean handling for filesystems that do not enable extended attributes. * POSIX Inode & Stat Inspector: Displays full inode number, octal and symbolic mode bits, link counts, resolved owner UID/GID names, allocated 512-byte blocks, and high-precision access, modification, and metadata change timestamps. * Pure-Python Binary Header Reader: Extracts embedded metadata from PNG (IHDR, pHYs, tEXt, iTXt), JPEG (JFIF, EXIF IFD0, SOF dimensions), PDF (/Info dictionary), MP3 (ID3v2 text frames), ELF executables (64/32-bit class, ABI, machine type), and ZIP archives without external helper processes. * Batch Tagging & Structured Export: Applies or removes user.\* attribute tags across multiple selected files and exports complete property tables to CSV and JSON. Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft or Microsoft Corporation. ### Package name * xattr-metadata-editor --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/xattr-metadata-editor/arch#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about xattr-metadata-editor ›](https://snapcraft.io/xattr-metadata-editor) ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Extended File Attribute Editor 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 Extended File Attribute Editor To install Extended File Attribute Editor, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install xattr-metadata-editor ``` ### 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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