So I went to update my AUR packages and saw that some packages were no longer in teh AUR per yay The package in question is Librewolf-bin. I was quite pleased to see that the app was now in the main Arch repos. However, how do I update that package now? I was installing librewolf-bin because it i…

You may pay attention to that thread [image] Librewolf in extra repo Applications As of today, you can find Librewolf in the extra repository. ❯ pacman -Ss librewolf extra/librewolf 153.0.3_1-1 I just received a message on the A…

So to clarify: the term reinstall means uninstall the old version? Or just install librewolf in addition to librewolf-bin?

It should show you that the packages are in conflict if you go to install and will ask you to remove the librewolf-bin

Either you uninstall or just do it like @smokey said.

What @swh and @smokey said… resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages... :: librewolf-153.0.3_1-1 and librewolf-bin-1:153.0.1_1-1 are in conflict. Remove librewolf-bin? \[y/N\] y

And if the name is the same you would not notice it. Happened to me with the package ‘ausweisapp’ just recently. The latest update was delivered via extra and not via aur.

I dont need to do this since I dont have librewolf installed but, I am curious so I ask: if one has it installed and it is conflict with the “new one” and must be removed, will personal settings of the “old one” be transferred over to the “new one” that replaces it? I am talking about personal set…

[image] linux4ever: if one has it installed and it is conflict with the “new one” and must be removed, will personal settings of the “old one” be transferred over to the “new one” that replaces it? I am talking about personal settings such as menu, privacy, bookmarks, extensions, etc. in my L…

[image] computerhelp: What about in general? Is there a rule of thumb (uninstall AUR and reinstall regular?)? General rule is - avoid aur as much as possible.

It said for me when I first went into settings that they’ve simplified the settings page, but I didn’t upgrade from a previous version, I installed it new from Extra. If you click “swap settings design” on the bottom left it puts it back to maybe how it was before.

I found it and switched back. thank you

What happens to packages as they're moved from the AUR to normal repos?

General system Pacman & AUR helpers

swh August 9, 2026, 12:11pm 2

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