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Install this package:

emerge -a www-client/firefox

Package Information

Description:
Firefox Web Browser
Homepage:
https://www.firefox.com
License:
MPL-2.0 GPL-2 LGPL-2.1

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
159.0 8 ~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid
158.0.1 8 ~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid
158.0 8 ~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid
153.6.0 8 amd64 arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid
153.5.1 8 amd64 arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid
153.5.0 8 amd64 arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 rapid

Metadata

Maintainers

Raw Metadata XML 
<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="project">
		<email>mozilla@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Gentoo Mozilla Team</name>
	</maintainer>
	<use>
		<flag name="clang">Use Clang compiler instead of GCC</flag>
		<flag name="eme-free">Disable EME (DRM plugin) capability at build time</flag>
		<flag name="gmp-autoupdate">Allow Gecko Media Plugins (binary blobs) to be automatically
		downloaded and kept up-to-date in user profiles</flag>
		<flag name="gnome-shell">Integrate with gnome-base/gnome-shell search</flag>
		<flag name="hwaccel">Force-enable hardware-accelerated rendering (Mozilla bug 594876)</flag>
		<flag name="jpegxl">Add JPEG XL / jxl image support</flag>
		<flag name="jumbo-build">Enable unified build - combines source files to speed up build process, but requires more memory</flag>
		<flag name="libproxy">Enable libproxy support</flag>
		<flag name="openh264">Use <pkg>media-libs/openh264</pkg> for H264 support
		instead of downloading binary blob from Mozilla at runtime</flag>
		<flag name="pgo">Add support for profile-guided optimization for faster binaries - this
		option will double the compile time</flag>
		<flag name="pulseaudio">Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or
		Pipewire, or apulse if installed)</flag>
		<flag name="sndio">Enable support for the <pkg>media-sound/sndio</pkg> backend</flag>
		<flag name="system-av1">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/dav1d</pkg>
		and <pkg>media-libs/libaom</pkg> library instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="system-harfbuzz">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/harfbuzz</pkg>
		instead of bundled and <pkg>media-gfx/graphite2</pkg> in most cases</flag>
		<flag name="system-icu">Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/icu</pkg>
		instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="system-jpeg">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libjpeg-turbo</pkg>
		instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="system-libevent">Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/libevent</pkg>
		instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="system-libvpx">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libvpx</pkg>
		instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="system-pipewire">Use system <pkg>media-video/pipewire</pkg> for WebRTC and screencast instead of bundled one</flag>
		<flag name="system-png">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libpng</pkg>
		instead of bundled (requires APNG patches)</flag>
		<flag name="system-webp">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libwebp</pkg>
		instead of bundled</flag>
		<flag name="wasm-sandbox">Sandbox certain third-party libraries through WebAssembly using RLBox</flag>
		<flag name="wifi">Enable necko-wifi for NetworkManager integration, and access point MAC
		address scanning for better precision with opt-in geolocation services</flag>
	</use>
</pkgmetadata>

Lint Warnings

USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p www-client/firefox | euse -E <flag> -p www-client/firefox | euse -D <flag> -p www-client/firefox

Flag Description 159.0 158.0.1 158.0 153.6.0 153.5.1 153.5.0
X Add support for X11 ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
clang Use Clang compiler instead of GCC ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
dbus Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
debug Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
eme-free Disable EME (DRM plugin) capability at build time ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
gmp-autoupdate Allow Gecko Media Plugins (binary blobs) to be automatically downloaded and kept up-to-date in user profiles ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
gnome-shell Integrate with gnome-base/gnome-shell search ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
hardened Activate default security enhancements for toolchain (gcc, glibc, binutils) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
hwaccel Force-enable hardware-accelerated rendering (Mozilla bug 594876) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
jack Add support for the JACK Audio Connection Kit ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
jpegxl Add JPEG XL / jxl image support ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
jumbo-build Enable unified build - combines source files to speed up build process, but requires more memory ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
libproxy Enable libproxy support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
openh264 Use <pkg>media-libs/openh264</pkg> for H264 support instead of downloading binary blob from Mozilla at runtime ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
pgo Add support for profile-guided optimization for faster binaries - this option will double the compile time ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
pulseaudio Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
selinux !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
sndio Enable support for the <pkg>media-sound/sndio</pkg> backend ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
system-av1 Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/dav1d</pkg> and <pkg>media-libs/libaom</pkg> library instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-harfbuzz Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/harfbuzz</pkg> instead of bundled and <pkg>media-gfx/graphite2</pkg> in most cases ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-icu Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/icu</pkg> instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-jpeg Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libjpeg-turbo</pkg> instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-libevent Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/libevent</pkg> instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-libvpx Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libvpx</pkg> instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
system-pipewire Use system <pkg>media-video/pipewire</pkg> for WebRTC and screencast instead of bundled one ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
system-png Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libpng</pkg> instead of bundled (requires APNG patches) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
system-webp Use the system-wide <pkg>media-libs/libwebp</pkg> instead of bundled ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
telemetry Send anonymized usage information to upstream so they can better understand our users ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
valgrind Enable annotations for accuracy. May slow down runtime slightly. Safe to use even if not currently using dev-debug/valgrind ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
wasm-sandbox Sandbox certain third-party libraries through WebAssembly using RLBox ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
wayland Enable dev-libs/wayland backend ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
wifi Enable necko-wifi for NetworkManager integration, and access point MAC address scanning for better precision with opt-in geolocation services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Files

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
DIST firefox-153.5.0esr.source.tar.xz 801858032 bytes 153.5.0
DIST firefox-153.5.1esr.source.tar.xz 801725652 bytes 153.5.1
DIST firefox-153.6.0esr.source.tar.xz 801903636 bytes 153.6.0
DIST firefox-153esr-patches-04.tar.xz 12232 bytes 153.6.0, 153.5.1, 153.5.0
DIST firefox-158-patches-02.tar.xz 22332 bytes 158.0.1, 158.0
DIST firefox-159-patches-01.tar.xz 18036 bytes 159.0
DIST wasi-sdk-34.0-arm64-linux.tar.gz 192255247 bytes 159.0, 158.0.1, 158.0, 153.6.0, 153.5.1, 153.5.0
DIST wasi-sdk-34.0-x86_64-linux.tar.gz 192383077 bytes 159.0, 158.0.1, 158.0, 153.6.0, 153.5.1, 153.5.0
Unmatched Entries
Type File Size
DIST firefox-158.0.1.source.tar.xz 814482044 bytes
DIST firefox-158.0.source.tar.xz 814889676 bytes
DIST firefox-159.0.source.tar.xz 815295648 bytes