firefox-esr52 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "firefox-esr52" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install firefox-esr52 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S firefox-esr52

* (Optional) Uninstall firefox-esr52 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns firefox-esr52

2. Manually Install "firefox-esr52" via AUR

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

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone firefox-esr52's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/firefox-esr52.git ~/firefox-esr52

c. Go to ~/firefox-esr52 folder and install it

$ cd ~/firefox-esr52 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the firefox-esr52 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 985294
Name: firefox-esr52
PackageBaseID: 132244
PackageBase: firefox-esr52
Version: 52.9.0-8
Description: Standalone web browser from mozilla.org, Extended Support Release 52.x with NPAPI support
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: muflone
FirstSubmitted: 1525812650
LastModified: 1636304602
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox-esr52.tar.gz