Package Details: discord_arch_electron 1:1.0.156-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/discord_arch_electron.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: discord_arch_electron
Description: Discord using system provided electron for increased security and performance
Upstream URL: https://discord.com
Keywords: chat discord discord-stable discordapp electron video voice
Licenses: LicenseRef-custom
Conflicts: discord
Provides: discord
Submitter: johnnyapol
Maintainer: Zoddo
Last Packager: Zoddo
Votes: 211
Popularity: 1.55
First Submitted: 2020-05-19 23:51 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-09-01 22:29 (UTC)

Dependencies (8)

Required by (35)

Sources (19)

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Zoddo commented on 2026-06-21 10:35 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-21 10:42 (UTC) by Zoddo)

This took more time than I wanted, but the package is now updated to 1:1.0.143-1, which supports the new Discord distribution/bootstrap mechanism introduced in May.

Notable changes:
  • Modules are now built directly in the package, instead of being dynamically downloaded by discord in ~/.config/discord/
  • Krisp is now patched directly at build time (feel free to remove ~/.config/discord.conf if you used it to enable Krisp, as this file is not used anymore)

These changes represent a large diff since 1:0.0.135-1, and they may be complex to review. To help you review the changes, I've tried to split them in multiple commits.
Feel free to review individual commits to better understand the changes:

git show 47c13dd..HEAD

(or using cgit's web interface)

Zoddo commented on 2022-09-15 17:54 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-21 10:30 (UTC) by Zoddo)

Starting with 1.0.143 (2026-06-21):
  • With the switch to the new Discord bootstrapper, we now include modules directly in the package
  • Krisp is now patched directly at build time
Starting with 0.0.55-2 (2024-06-09):
  • Added a patcher to make Krisp work with this package (kudos to @SunRed). You need to manually enable it (see the end of this message).
Starting with 0.0.26-1 (2023-03-31):
  • Switched back to the main electron package (electron22)
  • Watching cameras and streams is working again
Starting with 0.0.20-1 (2022-09-15):
  • Bumped electron16 to electron19 (I still have blocking issues with electron20)
  • Added support for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/discord-flags.conf: this works like electron-flags.conf, you can set in this file the command line flags you want to pass to electron when running Discord (there are some useful flags in the wiki, especially if you are experiencing lag in the Discord UI).
FAQ

Discord requires an update, but this package isn't yet updated
Check the wiki.

The Discord UI is lagging
Try to add the flags recommended in the wiki in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/discord-flags.conf.

Discord is crashing when starting/joining a stream
This issue arises because Discord recently started to patch their bundled Electron version to introduce their own custom stream API, which doesn't exist in the official Electron package.
Because Discord fallbacks to standard APIs when accessed from browsers, a fix is likely possible but hasn't been worked on yet.

Latest Comments

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cyyynthia commented on 2026-09-04 08:16 (UTC) (edited on 2026-09-04 08:17 (UTC) by cyyynthia)

The package no longer works for me as of a couple versions, Discord always crashing on main app startup (after the splash screen). There's no hint as to what's the problem in the logs (haven't inspected the minidump though), perhaps missing native bindings from Discord's custom build of Electron causing that?

Additionally, since the package is already patching the app.asar, it might be a good idea to forcibly disable host updates globally by replacing hostUpdatable="0.0.0" with hostUpdatable=false&&"0.0.0" in bundle.js. This would completely eliminate the update required prompt, making Discord a properly well-behaved package that doesn't do any update shenanigans behind the package manager's back.

txtsd commented on 2026-08-05 14:13 (UTC)

This package is now way slower and way buggier than the official discord on my system, both, with and without custom flags.

Mousing over GIFs and playing video embeds causes the entire window to flicker and eventually crash or reload.

Zoddo commented on 2026-06-21 19:29 (UTC)

Well, fair, I'll remove it with the next upgrade.

DodoGTA commented on 2026-06-21 15:57 (UTC)

@Zoddo That wasn't my main concern with that script (the real issue is that script causes Discord to be closed when the package is upgraded)

Personally the only program which I've encountered that strictly needs to be closed/restarted after updating is Firefox (while the rest stay working with not much issues) which makes this case quite bizarre for me

Zoddo commented on 2026-06-21 13:02 (UTC)

@DodoGTA: I've had issues fixed by clearing the cache in the past (tbf, it may be due to dirty things I sometimes do while debugging the package).

I stumbled across the postinst script again while working on updating the package, and I thought there was no harm in including it (at best, it can fix issues for other people; at worst, it's just useless).

DodoGTA commented on 2026-06-21 11:50 (UTC)

Is there any real reason to include the postinst script when we're already DIYing Discord packaging anyway (and Arch Linux package doesn't even include it)?

Zoddo commented on 2026-06-21 10:35 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-21 10:42 (UTC) by Zoddo)

This took more time than I wanted, but the package is now updated to 1:1.0.143-1, which supports the new Discord distribution/bootstrap mechanism introduced in May.

Notable changes:
  • Modules are now built directly in the package, instead of being dynamically downloaded by discord in ~/.config/discord/
  • Krisp is now patched directly at build time (feel free to remove ~/.config/discord.conf if you used it to enable Krisp, as this file is not used anymore)

These changes represent a large diff since 1:0.0.135-1, and they may be complex to review. To help you review the changes, I've tried to split them in multiple commits.
Feel free to review individual commits to better understand the changes:

git show 47c13dd..HEAD

(or using cgit's web interface)

ninetailedtori commented on 2026-05-11 02:56 (UTC) (edited on 2026-05-11 02:57 (UTC) by ninetailedtori)

This was my attempt at the patch, for discord-canary-electron-bin. The only thing to change rn should just be the resourcesPath assignment, at least, for canary. If it's different on stable, I do apologise for butting in :3

Zoddo commented on 2026-05-04 19:59 (UTC)

@Cuddlebug: Please check the wiki while I update the PKGBUILD (it's not a simple pkgver bump for this version).

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Discord#Discord_asks_for_an_update_not_yet_available_in_the_repository

Cuddlebug commented on 2026-05-04 19:52 (UTC)

Will no longer launch until updated 1.0.136 is current version.

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