Firefox 41.0.2 is released. Firefox is one of the best Internet web browser for Linux Ubuntu Systems. Install Firefox 41.0.2 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives.
Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers in the market. For Linux and Ubuntu Systems, it’s the default web browser. Latest data shows that Firefox has market share of 20.6% (browser usage trends – http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). Firefox was named the ”speed king” in independent benchmark and performance tests against other browsers. Save time and do just about anything quicker than before. * Based on Tom’s Hardware Web Browser Grand Prix XVI results.
Firefox is highly customizable and also the most secure and safe web browser available out there. Firefox lets you change it to match. Remove what you don’t use, keep what you do and put it just about anywhere you want. Forefox has been voted the “Most Trusted Internet Company for Privacy.”
Firefox 41.0
Firefox 41.0.2 is the latest version of Mozilla Firefox Internet browser. The latest version, Firefox 41.0.2, brings fixes and security updates.
What’s New in Firefox 41.0
- New – Reference: Release notes for Firefox 41.0
- Fixed – Fix a startup crash with some Intel Media Accelerator 3150 graphic cards
- Fixed – Fix a graphic crash, occurring occasionally on Facebook
- Fixed – Fix a regression in the bookmark creation
- Fixed – Fix potential hangs with Flash plugins
- Fixed – Fix a startup crash related to Yandex toolbar and Adblock Plus
- Fixed – Crash when serializing a principal with unknown app id
Install Firefox 41.0.2 on Ubuntu
Run the following commands in Terminal to install the latest version of Firefox web browser on 32 bit Linux Ubuntu systems:
$ wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/41.0.2/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-41.0.2.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf firefox-41.0.2.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Run the following commands in Terminal to install the latest version of Firefox web browser on 64 bit Linux Ubuntu systems:
$ wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/41.0.2/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-41.0.2.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf firefox-41.0.2.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Firefox web browser can also be installed via Ubuntu Software Center or via the official Firefox website.
Once installed, type firefox in Terminal and press enter to open Firefox. You can also open firefox via Ubuntu Dash or Menu.