Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Download Available

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Download Available

Timmah on 23 October 2006 - 09:35 · 144 comments & 125894 views

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The Mozilla Corporation have today uploaded the follow-up to their hugely popular web browser, Firefox. Despite not being featured on the Firefox homepage the files have all been uploaded to the Mozilla FTP site.

The Windows installer weighs in at 5568KB, and was uploaded at 0819GMT today. As well as this both Mac and Linux versions have been added.

This updated version is designated for release tomorrow, but avid Firefox users can get their hands on it now.

Download: Firefox 2.0 from releases.mozilla.org

View: Mozilla Firefox Home

Note: Direct FTP link replaced as it was hitting the servers pretty hard.

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#1 Webgraph on 23 Oct 2006 - 20:50

Thanks for the heads up. I just informed the tech support guys at my university so they can upgrade both Firefox and Interet Explorer. Couldn't believe they were still using the 1.0.7 version!

Also, I wonder when this will be available through the update (currently got 2.0 RC3). And finally, the theme looks good with the Unified Brush theme on Mac OS X!

(3 replies) #2 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#2.1 Septimus on 23 Oct 2006 - 20:57

LMAO. Except everyone will ignore it unlike the Outlook problem that is supposedly IE7's fault.

#2.2 rm20010 on 23 Oct 2006 - 21:10

For Christ's sakes man, do you want us to keep doing the same each time a flaw for Internet Explorer (7) comes out by blaring out an advisory in 16 point font?

Edit: Opera just locks up on that page... and a minute later it crashes with the standard XP crash dialog. That "exploit" can't be specific to just Firefox, contrary to what that link says.

#2.3 illz55 on 23 Oct 2006 - 22:25

Quote - rm20010 said @ #40.7

For Christ's sakes man, do you want us to keep doing the same each time a flaw for Internet Explorer (7) comes out by blaring out an advisory in 16 point font?

Edit: Opera just locks up on that page... and a minute later it crashes with the standard XP crash dialog. That "exploit" can't be specific to just Firefox, contrary to what that link says.

FALSE. Opera does not crash. Must be your PC or custom Opera setup.

(2 replies) #3 rm20010 on 23 Oct 2006 - 21:16

After hacking Fasterfox to work on FF 2, web browsing seems to fly. Pretty nice.

#3.1 faraaz on 23 Oct 2006 - 21:29

did you just change the compatibility code?? or did you have to rewrite part of it?

#3.2 rm20010 on 26 Oct 2006 - 02:43

Just modify the "install.rdf" part of the extension's .XPI file (open with an archiver such as WinRAR). Find the tag that reads maxVersion and set it to 2.0.0.0*.

(edit: read below.

)

#4 Escalade_GT on 23 Oct 2006 - 21:33

^lol hack... i bet you just changed 1.5 to 2. in the install file...

(1 reply) #5 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#5.1 Ceemji on 23 Oct 2006 - 21:36

yea, it was the theme. Thanks for the reply. I've had this theme since the beginning and thought it came with it. Change it the the original and saw the close button.

#6 jedimasterk on 23 Oct 2006 - 22:21

Well hopefully now Thunderbird final won't be to far behind.

(2 replies) #7 Tristan on 23 Oct 2006 - 22:25

if anyone doesn't like the close button on all tabs and want it back to the old was here is the fix
http://phocks.org/2006/10/12/change-or-rem...-close-buttons/

#7.1 Icepick4u on 24 Oct 2006 - 03:02

Quote - Tristan said @ #55

if anyone doesn't like the close button on all tabs and want it back to the old was here is the fix
http://phocks.org/2006/10/12/change-or-rem...-close-buttons/

Thank you

#7.2 RawGutts on 24 Oct 2006 - 09:59

Quote - Tristan said @ #55

if anyone doesn't like the close button on all tabs and want it back to the old was here is the fix
http://phocks.org/2006/10/12/change-or-rem...-close-buttons/

Yes, Thank you! I like my tabs the way they were.

#8 giantsnyy on 23 Oct 2006 - 23:04

wow... Firefox 2.0 is very fast on my mac book pro... many speed improvements over 1.5 when opening the application and viewing web pages.

(1 reply) #9 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#9.1 eAi on 24 Oct 2006 - 00:27

I get the same, I can't add book marks, my bookmarks toolbar is empty (right clicking produces a blank menu), no options on Organize bookmarks work. Various other glitches too - the address bar is blank on the home page, the search box doesn't work etc. I tried a new profile and that made no different, I tried disabling all my extensions too.

In the end I've uninstalled and gone back to 1.5.0.7 and its all fine.

(1 reply) #10 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#10.1 Wildcard on 24 Oct 2006 - 01:24

Try the nightly tester tools to force compatibility for the time being http://users.blueprintit.co.uk/~dave/web/firefox/nightly

(1 reply) #11 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#11.1 benjaminzsj on 24 Oct 2006 - 01:40

Wow, nice, thanks for the tip.

(2 replies) #12 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#12.1 yakumo on 24 Oct 2006 - 02:39

don't know if you can disable it, but what is the problem with it ?

the file with the real name is 0b till the file completes downloading and prevents another application from creating the same file. It doesn't waste any space.

the part file(s?) remain till the download is completed and they can be assembled into the final complete file, this means you won't get a "<my full filename>" file that is not a full finished download that could ever be mistaken for one as it's 0b till complete.

a good thing imo.

Last edited by yakumo on 24 Oct 2006 - 02:45

#12.2 ptchaos on 24 Oct 2006 - 10:24

Yes i know why it works that way, but since it wasn't a problem until version 1.5.07, why would be now?
Previous versions also used the .part extension, and when finished downloading, it would remove the .part.

At least could be a way to put it to work the old way.

#13 Buttus on 24 Oct 2006 - 03:27

will 2.0 get installed by the update featuer in 1.5? or does it have to be downloaded as a whole?

(1 reply) #14 DKAngel on 24 Oct 2006 - 03:41

this freakin sucks firefox 2 isnt compatible with java console 6 :/ great no java for me then, least i can move back to ie

#14.1 yakumo on 24 Oct 2006 - 12:48

hmm, had jre 6 beta2 on my sys for a good while, haven't had any problems with anything running, or the console in FF2?

#15 chaicka on 24 Oct 2006 - 04:56

Asia Pacific Mirror:

http://mirror.opensourcehub.com/pub/mozill...x/releases/2.0/

#16 Julius Caro on 24 Oct 2006 - 06:55

so this isnt another one of those false alarms? this is the real thing?
The RC2 (or 3?) I have installed is supposed to automatically upgrade, right?

(1 reply) #17 superhuman on 24 Oct 2006 - 07:25

I thought only ie screw up webpage, firefox 2.0 does screw up as well. Cheez, When they will have a universal rulez???

#17.1 RiVaLSSJ on 24 Oct 2006 - 13:58

Every browser will run into problems with something. I find it's mostly sites that work in IE but not in other browsers. I've never found a page that ran right on one browser but not in IE (except for someone's blog who deliberately coded it like that

I don't know whose)

(1 reply) #18 macstorm on 24 Oct 2006 - 07:41

FF =

#18.1 RiVaLSSJ on 24 Oct 2006 - 13:56

Thanks for that. I learned a lot from your post.

(2 replies) #19 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#19.1 Fourjays on 24 Oct 2006 - 09:38

Quote - RiVaLSSJ said @ #46.4

Oh, so every release must have a radical new skin?

Well said. Actually, I've started to like IE7s interface more than I did originally, but one thing is still really annoying - they moved the stop/refresh buttons. Why? Everyone is used to the stop/refresh button(s) being on the left next to the back/forward buttons. They should have taken out the stop button, moved the refresh/go button closer to the address bar and made it just a go button. Then put a refresh/stop button in the style of the forward/back buttons, to their right. Where people expect it!

Why change something for the sake of it?

#19.2 RiVaLSSJ on 24 Oct 2006 - 13:54

Quote - Fourjays said @ #46.5

Why change something for the sake of it?

That's a good point.

(1 reply) #20 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#20.1 Cryton on 24 Oct 2006 - 11:08

Quote - Havin_it said @ #20.2

So, will 1.5.0.8 be just released for that purpose? You make it sound as if there will be further 1.5.*.* releases parallel to the 2.* releases... ? Sorry if I misunderstand, but I don't get it.

Yes there will be further 1.5.0.x releases. The 1.5 branch will be supported with security and stability fixes for the next 6 months, after which it will be retired.
The problem with builds between 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.7 is that they physically have no way of offering a major update (ie: to 2.0) - they can only handle minor upgrades. So to get round this new code has been written to allow 1.5 to receive and install major updates, but that code will be in firefox 1.5.0.8 (which at time of writing isn't out yet.)

So users on 1.5 won't get auto-notification of 2.0's release until they're at least of firefox 1.5.0.8, and even then, Mozilla might wait until Firefox 2.0.0.1 is out before flipping the switch to let 1.5 users know that they can update to Firefox 2.

(1 reply) #21 on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00

#21.1 deadmonkey on 24 Oct 2006 - 22:33

Quote - ptchaos said @ #11.6

After checking the website, it shows diferent checkums

34cbc9f8ad5d41ad37ab8bea24cb688c ./win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 2.0 RC 3.exe
8458f0417f8a23b82a2076c2fe3a0b09 ./win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 2.0.exe

The installers are different however the product is the same. Check the hash for firefox.exe from RC3 and the final. They are the same. Only the installer is actually different, which makes no real difference once you have installed Firefox.

#22 macstorm on 24 Oct 2006 - 22:48

...as I did from using FF. The deed is done.

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