CachyOS Install Waterfox on CachyOS
Current/modern generation of customizable privacy-conscious web browser.
From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.
Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide
How do I install Waterfox on CachyOS?
Run this in a terminal, then open Waterfox from your app menu:
sudo pacman -S waterfox-binwaterfox-bin is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.
What should I do after installing Waterfox?
- Open Waterfox from your app menu.
- It installs these commands: waterfox and waterfox-g.
- Run pacman -Qi waterfox-bin to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.
How do I update or remove Waterfox?
Update:
sudo pacman -SyuRemove:
sudo pacman -Rns waterfox-binWhat is Waterfox?
The official Waterfox source code repository.
Package description: Current/modern generation of customizable privacy-conscious web browser.
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BrowserWorks/waterfox · ★ 6,342 stars · last commit Oct 27, 2026 · latest release Oct 27, 2026
Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.
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[!CAUTION] Please remember this is a feature preview in testing, so there will be bugs and issues! Don't expect the world just yet. Waterfox now includes a native, built-in content blocker. This issue is so you can provide feedback on this test build before it goes out more…
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undefined This add-on could not be installed because of a filesystem error. When attempting to install the Chrome extension Internet Money, I receive this error and the extension is indeed not installed as far as I can tell: I am running Waterfox 6.5.2 (64-bit) on macOS Sonoma…
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I have been putting Waterfox on my customer computers for a while now, but yesterday's update is going to force me to switch back to Firefox. Over the past year or so, I have had major issues because of Waterfox updates breaking and changing things in disruptive ways that are a…
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As of February 1st, a notification appears when joining voice or video calls in the browser version of Discord on Waterfox. Following the link, it appears they are requiring end-to-end encryption on all voice or video calls, utilized by WebRTC, and they seem to detect Waterfox is…
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Referencing the popup of the title when hovering over a tab: The delay before it appears is way too short and it seemingly does not go away until you click elsewhere which is incredibly annoying. I do not need to see these titles and should be able to disable it but all the…
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Currently, Waterfox's install instructions state to "Install from your distribution package manager (Recommended)", but none of Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Arch, Kali, or openSUSE have packages available. (actually, I haven't found a single distribution for which this is an…
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Not really since this is a feature on Firefox A split view similar to what is available in Firefox natively I have considered the extensions for split view but they aren't nearly as powerful as Firefox native split view. I opened this issue as a way to ask devs if implementing…
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The passkey popup does not show in order to use it. You get the below image but you dont get the passkey popup and holding your finger does nothing. Also there is no trigger by the browser to add to the passkey list of browsers. G6 macOS
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Mozilla removed all "native" controls from Firefox since 117 due to the removal of Windows 7/8.x support but some themes/userstyles on Windows 10+ benefited from having those native controls. As an example i compiled two screenshots: One from Firefox 115 ESR with native control…
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Currently, in the redesigned search engine settings (Settings -> Search -> Additional Search Engines), it isn't possible anymore to remove the default search engines - only to toggle them off. It would be great if the option of fully removing them - like before the UI-Update -…
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Waterfox - dreadfully slow with Youtube Edge is fastest, surprisingly, then Firefow and slowest is Waterfox! Not sure what happened since the latest update, perhaps, but I have to revert to EDGE to get good Youtube speed. I clear cache/cookies as I exit Waterfox Can anyone shed…
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Waterfox failed to build again No I cannot replicate this bug in Firefox
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When trying to do quick arithmetic in the address bar, stuff like 9 + 5 still ends up returning =14 underneath, but stuff like 9 % 5 just gives search suggestions. no I cannot replicate this bug in Firefox Modulo not working: Other arithmetic working:
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"Open links from apps next to your active tab" toggled on as well as every other settings to put the new tab after current but still opens right outside of the tab group. No I cannot replicate this bug in Firefox This seems to be specific to waterfox's tab groups. In sidebery it…
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All of my feeds suddenly vanished yesterday, and even after restarting the browser and my computer, they won't come back. Waterfox also won't detect RSS Feeds on websites anymore, and if I try to manually add one, it will break and not let me. It also won't let me export OPML.…
Waterfox on CachyOS: questions
Is Waterfox in the official CachyOS repo?
Yes. The waterfox-bin package is in the cachyos repo, version 1:6.7.5-1, built 2026-10-06. Install it with sudo pacman -S waterfox-bin.
Do I need an AUR helper for Waterfox?
No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.
What is the Waterfox command?
The package installs waterfox and waterfox-g.