Package Details: icecat-bin 115.24.0-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/icecat-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: icecat-bin
Description: GNU version of the Firefox ESR browser
Upstream URL: https://icecatbrowser.org
Licenses: MPL-2.0
Conflicts: icecat
Provides: icecat
Submitter: xiota
Maintainer: xiota
Last Packager: xiota
Votes: 9
Popularity: 1.95
First Submitted: 2024-01-28 04:43 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-30 07:40 (UTC)

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fred0r commented on 2025-05-26 21:47 (UTC)

115.23.1 is available since 20250520 https://icecatbrowser.org/assets/icecat/115.23.1/icecat-115.23.1.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

settyness commented on 2025-05-12 02:49 (UTC)

I see that the PKGBUILD now handles the .desktop file, which is great. In order to function properly on a dock bar and not spawn a new entity without an icon nor title, StartupWMClass wants to be icecat-default.

$ xprop WM_CLASS
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "icecat-default"

xiota commented on 2025-05-07 23:19 (UTC)

Switched to icecatbrowser.org binaries because fedora builds seem to be having problems. PKGBUILD has been revised to make switching between sources easier.

settyness commented on 2025-05-04 19:05 (UTC)

Google sites (News, Search, YouTube) no longer work with this version of IceCat. Updating to 115.23.0 from icecatbrowser dot org solves this problem.

xiota commented on 2025-04-25 21:13 (UTC) (edited on 2025-04-25 21:14 (UTC) by xiota)

Fedora is slightly preferred because rebuild schedule is more consistent and users tend to trust it more. This package has used icecatbrowser.org binaries before, but switched to Fedora when icbo missed a release. Could switch back if needed, but would wait a little while if old release is still functional, to prevent whiplash.

clouded commented on 2025-04-25 16:07 (UTC)

Is there any reason why this is built on top of a fedora package instead of https://icecatbrowser.org/all_downloads.html ?

xiota commented on 2025-03-13 07:18 (UTC) (edited on 2025-03-13 07:18 (UTC) by xiota)

@Ningen I have not looked at the binaries carefully. Build logs are available, but I don't know how their process works. The packages are referenced at packages.fedoraproject.org, so I would expect them to be on par with other Fedora packages.

Ningen commented on 2025-03-12 21:27 (UTC)

Hi @xiota,

Silly question but are these actually safe/vetted in any way? You can't really find anything on the compilation process searching through the upstream url.

Thanks,

xiota commented on 2025-01-12 21:45 (UTC) (edited on 2025-01-12 21:46 (UTC) by xiota)

Install path changed from /opt to /usr/lib. Run icecat --ProfileManager to manage and select profiles. Otherwise, a new profile will be created.

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