sensible-browser on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 30,2024

1. Install "sensible-browser" 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 sensible-browser on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                sensible-browser
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall sensible-browser on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                sensible-browser
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "sensible-browser" 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 sensible-browser's git locally


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


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

ID: 1349348
Name: sensible-browser
PackageBaseID: 58217
PackageBase: sensible-utils
Version: 0.0.21-1
Description: Utilities for sensible alternative selection
URL: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/sensible-utils
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 0.001069
OutOfDate: 1708432893
Maintainer: fbrennan
Submitter: pcarrier
FirstSubmitted: 1333635262
LastModified: 1699394540
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sensible-browser.tar.gz