firefox56 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "firefox56" 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 firefox56 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S firefox56

* (Optional) Uninstall firefox56 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns firefox56

2. Manually Install "firefox56" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone firefox56's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/firefox56.git ~/firefox56

c. Go to ~/firefox56 folder and install it

$ cd ~/firefox56 $ makepkg -si

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