Firefox 3 Beta 2

Firefox 3 Beta 2 was released a week ago. Although this is still only in beta phase it already has a lot of spic-and-span. It takes up less resources, the management of passwords has been improved, better support for downloading various file types,…

Firefox 3 is also a lot more secure since it has new malware protection. You can read all the new things it has in the release notes: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0b2/releasenotes/

Firefox 3 Beta 2 is already available in 25 languages for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. You can download it here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Note – Linux users:

The new Firefox 3 has better GTK support. There is a easy way to install it on Ubuntu.

The following installation guide for Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon was written by Tropical Matt and therefore all the credit goes to him:

“Problem is, Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon comes with an unstable version of Firefox 3, in the form of a “firefox-granparadiso” package, and it’s only Alpha 8, which doesn’t have the features and stability of the past few releases. There’s a simple way to upgrade this package, keeping all links, etc. intact. Ensure you have the package installed (check synaptic, or your Applications > Internet menu) and follow these simple steps:

1. Head to the Firefox Beta Page and download the option that best suits you.
2. Extract the archive to /tmp
3. Open a terminal
4. Run this, to remove the old files:
   sudo rm /usr/lib/firefox-3.0 -fr
   
5. Run this, to move the new files to where they should be:
   sudo mv /tmp/firefox /usr/lib/firefox-3.0
6. Point the old link to the new files:
   sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/firefox-3.0/firefox /usr/bin/firefox-3.0

Everything should now be working. If you had the granparadiso package installed when you started, you’ll still have the old firefox working without any change, and you’ll also have the same link in Applications > Internet to the development version. Keeping the versions completely separate.”