firefox-sync on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "firefox-sync" 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-sync on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                firefox-sync
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "firefox-sync" 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-sync's git locally


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


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

ID: 1133308
Name: firefox-sync
PackageBaseID: 41541
PackageBase: firefox-sync
Version: 20220831-1
Description: Speed up Firefox using tmpfs.
URL: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Speed-up_Firefox_using_tmpfs
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 1.8E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: slococo
Submitter: xrchz
FirstSubmitted: 1286480339
LastModified: 1661953710
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox-sync.tar.gz