firefox-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "firefox-bin" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install firefox-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                firefox-bin
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall firefox-bin on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                firefox-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "firefox-bin" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone firefox-bin's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/firefox-bin.git 
            
                        
                ~/firefox-bin
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/firefox-bin folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/firefox-bin
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firefox-bin package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1420656
Name: firefox-bin
PackageBaseID: 174894
PackageBase: firefox-bin
Version: 123.0.1-1
Description: Standalone web browser from mozilla.org - Static binaries from upstream
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Alad
Submitter: Alad
FirstSubmitted: 1641827557
LastModified: 1709572285
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox-bin.tar.gz