firefox56 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "firefox56" 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 firefox56 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall firefox56 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "firefox56" 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 firefox56's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/firefox56.git 
            
                        
                ~/firefox56
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/firefox56 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/firefox56
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firefox56 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 524499
Name: firefox56
PackageBaseID: 127669
PackageBase: firefox56
Version: 56.0.2-2
Description: Old version of the standalone web browser from mozilla.org
URL: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Splith
FirstSubmitted: 1512158547
LastModified: 1530838105
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/firefox56.tar.gz