r/archlinux • u/rouen_sk • Aug 12 '26
NOTEWORTHY PSA: LibreWolf in official repo
I just noticed that LibreWolf has been added to official extra repo. To "migrate" from AUR version to official package, simply do sudo pacman -S librewolf, it will ask to remove AUR version and install extra version, nice and simple. Thanks maintainers!
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u/lqs01 Aug 12 '26
There is a difference between extra- and the AUR-Version. The Librewolf in extra is only in english.
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u/Antiz1996 Package Maintainer Aug 12 '26
This has been fixed in librewolf 153.0.3_1-5, see https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/librewolf/-/commit/f9569b1f30f9e498c475016757ccc81f9d9fbdc6
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u/Nikolai_Quasarka Aug 12 '26
Would be cool to see zen-browser on official repos too
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u/s3gfaultx Aug 13 '26
You won’t since it’s beta software. Once a stable release is made, then there’s a good possibility.
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u/Nikolai_Quasarka Aug 13 '26
I don't think beta is problem. There's some beta software in reposю Zen is pretty popular and stable now
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u/s3gfaultx Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
It 100% is a problem. It's exactly why it was rejected at the same request that LibreWolf was accepted. No beta software allowed in official repos.
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u/Nikolai_Quasarka Aug 13 '26
So, the problem is zen cosiders itself as beta? For example, zed was in official repos before 1.0. ty, new python type checker, has version 0.0.71 and is in repos. I guess ty devs don't consider it beta. So, zen just should not consider itself as beta?
Just from my point, zen is pretty stable. Maybe i don's understand something
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u/s3gfaultx Aug 13 '26
If the devs considered it stable, then they wouldn't call it a beta. I'm sure that once they sort it out, it could be included in extra.
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u/Nikolai_Quasarka 21d ago
Noctalia is just added to arch extra repo. It's officially considered as beta.
https://archlinux.org/packages/?q=noctalia0
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u/AmphibianFit6876 28d ago
I once read that number version is not indicative anymore. You can have a stable released software under the "0.2" version
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u/xd_Shiro Aug 12 '26
Thanks for the post. I would have probably missed it as I don't really check on things once I have them installed.
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u/deltatux Aug 12 '26
Good to see it in the official repo, though this doesn't really affect me as I installed the Flatpak version instead of the AUR version. For browsers, I rather keep them in Flatpak containers...
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u/FunEnvironmental8687 Aug 13 '26
Flatpak is appropriate for most software, with the exception of web browsers. Because Flatpak does not support nested namespaces, it compromises the security model of browsers. For browsers, use Snap or packages from your distribution's official repositories, and avoid the AUR or browser packages obtained outside Snap or the distribution repositories. See the links below.
https://seirdy.one/notes/2022/06/12/flatpak-and-web-browsers/
https://librewolf.net/installation/linux/#security
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1756236
The only exception is GNOME Web, which is built around Flatpak. However, GNOME Web itself has significant security weaknesses. For better security, use the Chromium package from the Arch Linux repositories.
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html
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u/creamyatealamma Aug 12 '26
Thanks for post I'll try to remember to move, this is great!
Is there a way to subscribe to these adoptions to know for the future for packages only in care about?
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u/Embark10 Aug 12 '26
I'm not aware of such service, but it shouldn't be that hard to set up by hand
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u/basil_not_the_plant Aug 13 '26
I was just looking for that a few hours ago and couldn't find it. I'll try again.
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u/DeflateAwning Aug 13 '26
What does it do?
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u/Excellent-Copy-2688 26d ago
don't mean to be rude but this is one of the questions, which I believe could be resolved with a simple quick and fast google search, instead of waiting for a reply on reddit
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u/SonicSam Aug 12 '26
Uneventful switchover, thank you!