Package Details: waterfox-bin 6.5.5-2

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/waterfox-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: waterfox-bin
Description: Current/modern generation of customizable privacy-conscious web browser.
Upstream URL: https://www.waterfox.net
Keywords: firefox waterfox-g6 webextension
Licenses: MPL-2.0
Provides: waterfox
Submitter: hawkeye116477
Maintainer: envolution
Last Packager: envolution
Votes: 41
Popularity: 3.81
First Submitted: 2023-09-19 22:33 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-03-04 16:46 (UTC)

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philster10260 commented on 2020-11-24 10:24 (UTC)

Works like a charm. Thanks :)))))

vcekron commented on 2020-11-24 10:19 (UTC) (edited on 2021-01-15 08:51 (UTC) by vcekron)

Attention: This is last version of WF based on 68. There is newer waterfox-g3-bin available based on Gecko 78, but currently it doesn't have some of the features known from „Current" like for example tab bar position changing.

If you want to stay on this version, we recommend disabling the annoying update notification in WF:

  • Go to about:config
  • Find app.update.doorhanger and set it to false

There have been reports that this isn't enough. If you still see the update notification, please try @tilt's addition:

  • Find app.update.checkInstallTime and set it to false

PLEASE DON'T FLAG THIS PACKAGE AS OUT OF DATE (just install waterfox-g3-bin if that is the version you desire)

philster10260 commented on 2020-11-24 10:13 (UTC)

Hi,

This waterfox install just started spamming 3 of my Linux boxes with an update notification:

Waterfox can't update to the latest version. Download a fresh copy bla bla...

Would someone kindly tell me how to turn it off and pin the answer for others?

Thanks :)

vcekron commented on 2020-09-08 08:47 (UTC) (edited on 2020-09-08 08:47 (UTC) by vcekron)

@RonnyD: that looks rather strange. Do you use an AUR helper?

Try building a fresh copy somewhere else in that case:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/waterfox-current-bin.git

cd waterfox-current-bin

makepkg -si

I just did the above sequence and it worked fine.

RonnyD commented on 2020-09-08 08:42 (UTC)

I am unable to build the package. 

==> Creating package "waterfox-current-bin"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
bsdtar: Can't open `usr/bin/waterfox-current': No such file or directory
bsdtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
  -> Compressing package...
bsdtar: Can't open `usr/bin/waterfox-current': No such file or directory
bsdtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
==> ERROR: Failed to create package file.
:: Unable to build waterfox-current-bin - makepkg exited with code: 5

vcekron commented on 2020-02-13 21:18 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-13 21:20 (UTC) by vcekron)

Update 2020.02 is on hold until the shared library libc++.so.1 is (hopefully) statically linked - see the relevant GitHub issue.

For those who want the update right away, the patch for the PKGBUILD is available here. Make sure to install the libc++ package.

vcekron commented on 2019-12-10 05:33 (UTC)

@Austcool addressed in 2019.10-3.

Please let me know if it works as intended (I don't use the desktop entry at all on my machines).

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