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Been getting this on Firefox (stable and beta) (lemdro.id)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by governorkeagan@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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This is the first I've seen something like this on Linux. I'm using endeavourOS and update my system fairly regularly. Is this "normal"?

Firefox is v122 installed from the ~~Aur~~ normal arch repositories with pacman.

edit: added install method

edit 2: corrected install method

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[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Since you installed it from the AUR, it was likely installed to /opt/firefox-bin, which is not writable by the user. If you want to use firefox's update checker instead of flapak (or maybe yay), you'll need to have write access to this directory or install it into your home dir (ex: $HOME/.local/share/firefox).

Note It's recommended to use the firefox from the software packages or flatpak. These versions have the update checker disabled.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Here's something should make it work for any user. Though it might break on an actual AUR update.

DISCLAIMER: This is probably very insecure. Only let people you trust update firefox. Seriously, just install from the official repository or use the flatpak.

Create a group named firefox and add yourself to it. Set the group owner of the firefox directory to firefox. If you have other users you want to be able to update firefox, add them to the firefox group as well.

groupadd firefox -U $USER
find /opt/firefox-bin -exec chown :firefox {} +
find /opt/firefox-bin -exec chmod g+w {} +

Then log out and back in.

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago

This reads like someone explaining how to cook a pizza with a propane torch. I love it.

[–] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Thanks to @NateSwift@lemmy.world I realised that I didn’t use the AUR. I installed with the normal Arch repositories(pacman).