Package Details: zen-browser-bin 1.0.2.b.5-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/zen-browser-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: zen-browser-bin
Description: Performance oriented Firefox-based web browser
Upstream URL: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop
Licenses: MPL-2.0
Conflicts: zen-browser
Provides: zen-browser
Submitter: ptr1337
Maintainer: ptr1337 (NextWorks, Larvey)
Last Packager: Larvey
Votes: 74
Popularity: 22.26
First Submitted: 2024-07-30 12:11 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-12-24 18:04 (UTC)

Dependencies (13)

Required by (5)

Sources (4)

Pinned Comments

Larvey commented on 2024-12-24 02:33 (UTC)

As of Beta build 1.0.2-b.4, zen no longer provides an avx2 optimized build. If you are using this package (zen-browser-bin), there is nothing you need to do, but if you are using zen-browser-avx2-bin, then it is recommended you install this package, and select yes when asked if you'd like to remove the conflicting avx2 package. A merge request has also been put in for the avx2 package.

More information from the Zen developers can be found here: https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/wiki/Why-have-optimized-builds-been-removed%3F

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Larvey commented on 2024-09-15 17:10 (UTC)

The desktop file is now in sync with upstream. Its also been renamed to fixed some problems with Wayland Icon issues.

Larvey commented on 2024-09-14 16:00 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-14 16:00 (UTC) by Larvey)

Changing the .desktop file to the following contents and renaming it from zen-browser.desktop to zen-alpha.desktop fixes the icon not working (showing wayland icon in KDE overview for example), as well as matches upstream's desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Zen Browser
Comment=Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you!
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin %u
Icon=zen-browser
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
StartupWMClass=zen-alpha
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;

[Desktop Action new-window]
Name=Open a New Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin %u

[Desktop Action new-private-window]
Name=Open a New Private Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin --private-window %u

[Desktop Action profilemanager]
Name=Open the Profile Manager
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-avx2-bin/zen-bin --ProfileManager %u

ZorinArch commented on 2024-09-11 04:39 (UTC)

Hi Peter, I updated the desktop file to be sync with upstream

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Zen Browser
Comment=Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you!
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin %u
Icon=zen-browser
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;application/x-xpinstall;application/pdf;application/json;
StartupWMClass=zen-alpha
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;
Actions=new-window;new-private-window;profilemanager;

[Desktop Action new-window]
Name=Open a New Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin %u

[Desktop Action new-private-window]
Name=Open a New Private Window
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin --private-window %u

[Desktop Action profilemanager]
Name=Open the Profile Manager
Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin --ProfileManager %u

r3f commented on 2024-09-01 16:21 (UTC) (edited on 2024-09-01 16:22 (UTC) by r3f)

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/718

khmm

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/1158

Mawkler commented on 2024-08-30 14:54 (UTC)

I'm running GNOME and I also don't have a desktop icon for Zen

impulse commented on 2024-08-29 09:30 (UTC)

Could you add me as a maintainer for this package please? I want to help keep it up-to-date.

tulpenkiste commented on 2024-08-25 14:25 (UTC)

Workaround for KDE users who have zen-browser appear as a wayland icon instead of Zen: Add an application rule for zen and add the "Desktop file name" property, then set it to zen-browser (it defaults to zen-alpha).

tulpenkiste commented on 2024-08-21 20:39 (UTC)

tianyu: agreed, also needed for kioexec (so clicking on links in Qt apps will open in zen)

tianyu commented on 2024-08-21 16:16 (UTC) (edited on 2024-08-21 16:16 (UTC) by tianyu)

The exec line in /usr/share/applications/zen-browser.desktop should look like

Exec=/opt/zen-browser-bin/zen-bin %U

That way we can open applications using xdg-open

xdg-open https://www.archlinux.org

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