firefox-vaapi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1407098
Name: firefox-vaapi
PackageBaseID: 190771
PackageBase: firefox-vaapi
Version: 122.0.1-1
Description: Standalone web browser from mozilla.org (with VA-API patches)
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.596267
OutOfDate: 1708702834
Maintainer:
Submitter: ewout
FirstSubmitted: 1677246533
LastModified: 1707584256
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox-vaapi.tar.gz