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Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
HOME PAGE:http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
DOWNLOAD:Firefox 3.0.10
(Same as home page above)

All releases of Firefox (0.8 - 2.0)
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/

All releases of Firebird (0.6 - 0.71)
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org//firebird/releases/

All releases of Phoenix (0.1 - 0.5)
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org//phoenix/releases/
LICENSE: Freeware
FILE SIZE: 7.17 MB
SYS REQ: Windows
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
Pentium 233MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz+)
64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM+)
52 MB hard drive space

MAC
Mac OS X 10.4.x and later
Intel x86 or PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor, 128 MB RAM
200 MB hard drive space

Linux
The following libraries or packages are required:
  • GTK+ 2.10 or higher
  • GLib 2.12 or higher
  • Pango 1.14 or higher
  • X.Org 1.0 or higher
LIMITATIONS: None


Overview


Formerly known as Firebird and before that Phoenix, Mozilla Firefox is a stripped down version of Seamonkey and hence is a fraction of the download size and just plain faster to operate. Firefox is not all wrapped up with a pretty bow on top ready to instantly serve all your internet needs. The drop-down menus contain only the bare essentials. There is no built-in email client. There is no chat client. There is no instant cake mix WYSIWYG editor. It is, plain and simple, a web browser. Period. If you know what you're doing and know where you're going and would rather not be carrying around a lot of extra baggage as you blaze around from one web page to the next then Firefox is where it's at.

NOTE: To make a clean installation, uninstall any previous versions of Firefox before installing Firefox 3.0.10

Helpful links:
Firefox 3.0.10 Release Notes
Importing Bookmarks
Frequently Asked Support Questions


Features and Extensions


One advantage that Mozilla Firefox has over its fully loaded sibling, Seamonkey, is it's ready for a high degree of customization and extensibility. The Navigation toolbar can be fully customized permitting you to not only add and remove buttons but to actually move them around and add spacers and separators.

As for extensions (a.k.a., add-ons), Firefox is a little better suited since it contains an extension manager which allows easy managing and more importantly, disabling or even uninstalling of extensions.

For your convenience, I have compiled a list of what I think are the best Firefox extensions.


See also:
Last updated: Thursday May 07, 2009