sandfox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "sandfox" 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 sandfox on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sandfox on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 281492
Name: sandfox
PackageBaseID: 99433
PackageBase: sandfox
Version: 20131018-1
Description: Runs Firefox and other apps in a sandbox with limited access to the filesystem
URL: http://igurublog.wordpress.com/downloads/script-sandfox/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1704364469
Maintainer: alex.theoto
Submitter: alex.theoto
FirstSubmitted: 1441531747
LastModified: 1457123060
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sandfox.tar.gz