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Mozilla Firefox 1.02 Released
akadruid writes "Mozilla has begun rolling the Firefox 1.02 security update. It has appeared with the little fanfare and without the staggered rollout of 1.01 - have Mozilla sorted their distribution worries?"
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But does it stop the bloody pop ups I've had to turn off Javascript to cure?
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As the version number suggests, this is a pretty minor update. That's not to say that these security fixes aren't important; they are, and they proove once again that open source software can react far faster to new threats than any closed source development model. Nevertheless, it means that the Mozilla Foundation aren't expecting a major download rush. Of course, with Slashdot's intervention, maybe we can take them by surprise.
Now, how long to the first "Firefox 1.02 ate my boot sector" post?
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Don't forget the suite is updated as well...
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Wah, wah, wha. They've said for a long time that 1.1 would be used to finish the Mac version, which include auto-update functionality. 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 are security releases, not functionality improvements.
Uninstalling the old before you install the new won't get rid of your settings. Those are saved in your home dir (on Win2000/XP).
You're asking for trouble if you update without installing. I ended up with both 1.0 and 1.0.1 in my Add/Remove Programs (win98), and removing the former broke the latter (and broke its uninstall function). The only way to get rid of 1.0.1 was to reinstall it to restore the uninstaller, then try again.
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Click the Orange or Blue orb next to the flower in the top right part of your window. I just did it and it auto-updates Firefox to 1.02.
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At this site, you can find updated Adblock definitions that you can easily import. Just scroll down to the most recent update, download, and install.
Ever since I installed these, I've had to manually block something only a couple of times. They work great!
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This release is to fix a buffer overflow bug in the GIF handling code. The flaw was discovered by Internet Security Systems and patched before the public learned of the issue. When was the last time you heard of other browsers fixing problems proactively instead of reactively?
Really? Mine worked fine with just installing right over 1.0.1 with Windows XP. Under Linux...no go (of course).e fox-1.0.2.x86.package
However, Autopackage works great (if you've have FF installed from Autopackage): http://www.wildgardenseed.com/Taj/autopackage/fir
(BTW, if you do try this Autopackage, we'd love some feedback on how it works--taj at wildgardenseed dot com).
Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember.
Download the new version and OS X then mount it as a disk image.
Drag the Firefox icon from the image folder to your Applications folder and click the OK button to approve the overwrite.
Then, you are done!
Easy.
The Support Forum advises uninstalling earlier versions before installing 1.0.2. (Although I can't now find the post. It was there 10 minutes ago.)
FWIW I had problems with the auto-update and did have to uninstall and reinstall and reconfigure my firewall.
Go this address: about:config
/. user
Right click anywhere
Select new, integer
Name: privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins
Value: 2
-- Taken from another
automatic update worked for me.
options->advanced->software update->check now.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
Add/Remove programs is hardly a list of installed programs. Its just a list generated from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
Nothing really magical going on there. Two entries for firefox doesn't mean you have two copies of firefox installed. Delete the registry key if you really care that much? Most people are too busy USING their computer to worry about what little glitches are in a dialog in control panel that they never use.
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Use adblock, and block all of the admedia/adwhoever javascript includes; most pop-anythings will go away because the commands to activate them aren't there.
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It already does. Be sure automatic updates are turned on under Tools, Options, Advanced, Software Updates.
There were some problems with auto update in 1.0 that were fixed in 1.0.1. You should now see a message box in the bottom right corner (like when downloads finish) when there are critical updates.
Also, another easily-overlooked item is the up-pointing arrow that sometimes appears in the top right corner. This means updates are available. Red for critical updates, blue or green for non-critical updates.
Although the ebuild has propagated to the rsync rotation, the distfile won't go out until a server does its sync once every 2 hours.
So.... chill.
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Why do people expect feature changes from a security update? The point of these updates is that they ONLY fix the critical problems. They don't screw with anything else to minimize the chance of breaking something.
If you're looking for new features or enhancements, you'll get that with 1.1. Or you can try the nightly builds. But don't expect any noticable changes in a security/stability update (unless you are suffering from stability problems).
As for your pop-ups, the latest trend is supposedly to generate them from a Flash embed. You can either not install Flash, or use the Flashblock extension (recommended), or try adblock, or try the hidden preference that is supposed to prevent plugin-generated pop-ups. In the past, a major cause of failure for the pop-up blocker has been the Tabbrowser Extensions (TBE) extension. I don't know whether it still suffers from this problem.
A quick Google search revealed that you can also remove an entry from the registry manually with details found at here. I did this myself, installed the 1.02 version, and all seems to be running smoothly.
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You lose the scrollbar if you've installed a funky theme that doesn't work with OS X. (It doesn't matter if you're using the theme, unfortunately, just that it's installed.) So try uninstalling your themes.
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Don't forget the proper settings you need to get the most out of Filterset.G:
Recommended Adblock settings for Filterset.G
[To modify: Tools > Adblock > Preferences]
Hide Ads x Remove Ads
Ablock Options:
Obj-Tabs
x Collapse Blocked Elements
x Check Parent Links
x Site Blocking
x Keep List Sorted
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I can't find the Bugzilla entry at the moment, but this bug HAS BEEN FIXED in the trunk. It will be incorporated into the next branch, Firefox 1.1, which comes out in two to three months.
For what it's worth, I managed to implement a very barebones jabber client as a 10k firefox extension... and I don't even really know what I'm doing. :) I wouldn't suggest anyone else use it, but by installing it onto portable firefox I could use AIM/MSN/Yahoo in any of the campus labs. I've found even this crappiest IM client is very nice in terms of convenience.
:( But regardless, a good, working jabber client will probably be released for Firefox at some point.
And although my little extension isn't really useable by anyone else, there are people working on a jabber client in XUL called jabberzilla. It hasn't released any code that I could find.
I did that in Windows but then in the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel I got entries for Mozila Fire for 1.0, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2. So if you install Firefox on top of a previous install it doesn't remove the old one. It should warn you about this or remove the old guy.