Firefox 98 arrives with search engine changes for some users, improvements and more

The release of the new version of Firefox 98 in which we can find changed behavior when downloading files- Instead of displaying a warning before the download starts, files now start downloading automatically and a notification is displayed on the dashboard when the download has started.

Through the panel, the user can at any time receive information about the download process, open the downloaded file during download (the action will be performed after the download is complete), or delete the file.

In the settings, it is possible to enable a message for each startup and define a default application to open files of a certain type.

Another change that we can find in this new version of Firefox 98 is that added new actions to the context menu displayed when right-clicking on files in the download list. For example, by using the "Always open similar files" option, you can allow Firefox to automatically open a file after the download is complete in an app associated with the same file type on your system.

As well you can open the directory with the downloaded files, go to the page from which the download was started (not the download itself, but the download link), copy the link, remove the mention of the download from your browsing history, and clear the list in the download panel.

On the other hand, it stands out for some users that the default search engine has been changed. For example, the English browser build, instead of Google we will be able to find DuckDuckGo which is now forcibly enabled by default. At the same time, Google remained among the search engines as an option and can be activated by default in the settings.

The reason for forcing an engine change default search is the inability to continue providing drivers for some motors search due to the lack of an official agreement (formal permission). The deal with Google to transfer search traffic lasted until August 2023 and brought in about $400 million a year, which is the bulk of Mozilla's revenue.

Besides, also we can find a compatibility panel added to the web development tools. The panel displays flags that warn you about possible problems with the CSS properties of the selected HTML element or the entire page, allowing you to determine cross-browser incompatibilities without testing the page separately in each browser.

How to install or update the new version of Firefox on Linux?

Firefox users who have not disabled automatic updates will receive the update automatically. Those who don't want to wait for that to happen can select Menu> Help> About Firefox after the official launch to initiate a manual update of the web browser.

The screen that opens displays the currently installed version of the web browser and runs a check for updates, provided the functionality is enabled.

Another option to update, is yes you are a user of Ubuntu, Linux Mint or some other derivative of Ubuntu, You can install or update to this new version with the help of the browser's PPA.

This can be added to the system by opening a terminal and executing the following command in it:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa -y 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install firefox

In the case of Arch Linux users and derivatives, just run in a terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

Or to install with:

sudo pacman -S firefox

Finally for those who prefer to use Snap packages, They will be able to install the new version as soon as it is released in the Snap repositories.

But they can get the package directly from Mozilla's FTP. With the help of a terminal by typing the following command:

wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/98.0/snap/firefox-98.0.snap

And to install the package we just type:

sudo snap install firefox-98.0.snap

Finally, you can get the browser with the latest installation method that was added "Flatpak". To do this, they must have support for this type of package.

Installation is done by typing:

flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox

For all other Linux distributions can download the binary packages from the following link.


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