firefox-user-autoconfig on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "firefox-user-autoconfig" 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-user-autoconfig on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 938052
Name: firefox-user-autoconfig
PackageBaseID: 169123
PackageBase: firefox-user-autoconfig
Version: 1-1
Description: Make firefox use a source controllable autoconfig file in the user home
URL: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0.000196
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fp7
Submitter: fp7
FirstSubmitted: 1626983055
LastModified: 1626983055
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox-user-autoconfig.tar.gz