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March 21st, 2011, 08:24 GMT · By

Download Firefox 4 Final for Linux

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Ladies and gentlemen, Mozilla has finally made available for download the latest and stable version of the highly anticipated Mozilla Firefox 4.0 web browser for Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures are supported!

Yes! The final version of Firefox 4 is finally here, and it brings an amazing new look, faster start-up times, lots and lots of improvements, support for 3D graphics, HTML5, WebM, CSS3, SVG, hardware acceleration, JavaScript improvements, privacy enhancements, crash protection, and much more!

Mozilla did not yet updated the official Firefox 4.0 web page with information about the latest version, but we've compiled a few of the most interesting features of Mozilla Firefox 4.0.

Highlights of Mozilla Firefox 4.0:

· A brand new look;
· New location for tabs;
· New add-ons manager;
· Support for HTML5;
· Tabs organizer;
· Firefox Sync built-in support;
· Support for HD (High-Definition) and WebM video streams;
· New JavaScript values;
· Support for 3D graphics;
· Faster scrolling on complex websites;
· Support for new CSS3 features;
· Upgrading forms;
· Web console;
· Super-fast hardware acceleration;
· Better management of JavaScript objects;
· HSTS;
· Better privacy;
· Audio API;
· Faster startup times;
· New OpenType fonts;
· Easy add-on development with JetPack SDK;
· SVG images can be used as backgrounds and images;
· Crash protection.

These are just a few of the nice features that Mozilla Firefox 4.0 will bring on your desktop. If you want to learn more about the new additions, changes from previous versions and other improvements, do not hesitate to visit the official Firefox 4.0 website.

We've also prepared a few nice screenshots of the new Firefox 4.0 web browser for Linux, tested on the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system.

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We also have a nice tutorial that will teach every Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 9.10 user how to install the brand-new Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser on their systems.

What are you waiting for? Grab Mozilla Firefox 4.0 binaries for Linux right now from Softpedia. And don't forget to visit our always up-to-date Firefox Extensions section for the latest add-ons!



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Comment #1 by: bgcqenk on 21 Mar 2011, 16:07 UTC reply to this comment

Final or RC 2 ?


Comment #2 by: teksure on 21 Mar 2011, 20:24 UTC reply to this comment

Sweet! Well done Mozilla.


Comment #3 by: jr51 on 15 Sep 2011, 14:30 UTC reply to this comment

where is the download link?

Comment #3.1 by: Marius Nestor on 15 Sep 2011, 14:41 GMT

At the end of the article... http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Internet/HTTP-WWW-/Mozilla-Firefox-4-20864.shtml

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