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Open a terminal and extract the archive to ~/firefox by running: tar xjf firefox-4.0.tar.bz2Ĭreate the directory ~/bin if non-existent and make a link named firefox4 to the Firefox 4 executable: mkdir ~/bin

(note that these packages are built for 32-bit systems, 64-bit systems may encounter strange issues like missing icons)

Download Firefox from to your home directory.

I'm using separate profiles for Firefox 3.6 and 4 for optimal compatibility. The Firefox package from Mozilla can be extracted to any directory, like /opt or your home directory. You can also choose to manually “Check for Updates” from the Help menu.Īs always, the Mozilla community would appreciate hearing about any feedback you have about this release, or any bugs you may find.In the answer below, "Firefox 3.6" is the installed version, "Firefox 4" is another version you want to use If you’d like to get a sneak peek at Firefox 3.6, please download the release candidate from If you already have Firefox 3.6 Beta, you should be automatically updated to the release candidate. For the full list of changes since the alpha release of Firefox 3.6 see this list (it’s big). Web developers and Add-on developers should read more detail about the many new features in Firefox 3.6 for developers on the Mozilla Developer Center.

Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times.

Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.

Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.

Improved automatic form fill provides better options from your form history.Changes to how third-party software integrates with Firefox to increase stability.Firefox 3.6 alerts users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.Users can change the browser’s appearance with a single click using Personas.This release candidate may update itself periodically, and will eventually be exactly the same as the final Firefox 3.6 release itself.įirefox 3.6 (built on the Gecko 1.9.2 platform) introduces several new features for users and developers: If your favorite Add-on isn’t yet marked as compatible, you can help the Add-on author test it out using the Add-on Compatibility Reporter. Over 75% of the thousands of Firefox Add-ons have now been upgraded by their authors to be compatible with Firefox 3.6. This preview software is available for free download and has been issued as an automatic update to all Firefox 3.6 beta users. The Mozilla community is proud to announce the availability of a release candidate of Firefox 3.6. Check out the Mozilla Developer News announcement reposted below. Editor’s note: On Friday PT, Mozilla released the release candidate for 3.6.