After several weeks of development this new version was released which comes with new changes, features and in addition to several bug fixes in relation to its previous version.
The Mozilla Foundation has released the new version Firefox 63 with Web Extensions in your own processes and more. Mozilla Firefox is the default browser on other Ubuntu and Linux systems generally, and the latest version of Firefox is available as a security update for all supported versions of major Linux distributions, just after a few hours after the Mozilla announcement.
The Mozilla Foundation browser has recently been updated with some improvements, new options, and small internal changes.
Main new features of Firefox 63
Few days ago The official announcement of the expected release of Firefox 63.0 was released, which is now available from Mozilla's servers.
With this new release of the web browser Firefox offers a set of options to manage content blocking.
With which offers the user the possibility of enabling the blocking of cookies and third-party scripts used to track movements.
For each site in the address bar shows a special icon that shows the blocking status of scripts and cookies.
As the main novelty in this new version of Firefox 63 come the WebExtensions with which they now run in their own processes.
In this version, there are several other changes that exclusively benefit MacOS and Windows users.
Other characteristics
CImproved compatibility for Windows platform: the Clang compiler was used to build assemblies for the Windows platform, which had a positive effect on performance.
The theme for Windows builds now adapts to the light and dark modes of the Windows 10 interface.
Improved build performance for macOS- Improved interface responsiveness and faster switching between tabs.
For WebGL, the ability to select a GPU (powerPreference attribute) has been added, which allows multi-GPU systems in applications that do not require particularly high graphics performance to use a less power-consuming GPU.
In the Android version, the ability to view videos over content in Picture-In-Picture mode has been added, support for notification channels has been added and additional performance and security optimizations have been involved in the Android 8.0 "Oreo" platform.
In addition to innovations and bug fixes, Firefox 63 removes a number of vulnerabilities, some of which are marked critical, that is, it can lead to the execution of attacker code when opening specially crafted pages.
Currently, the information with details on fixed security issues is not available, the list of vulnerabilities is expected to be published in a few hours.
Some of the smaller jobs in Firefox 63 include support for custom Web Components and shadow DOM elements.
To top it off, this release also includes several Developer Tools enhancements and the usual billing for new JavaScript / CSS additions.
How to get the new version of Firefox 63 on Ubuntu 18.10 and derivatives?
Due to this constant update, it is always good to be with the latest version of this browser.
Usually the latest version of Firefox is available as a security update on all supported Ubuntu versions, after a few hours from Mozilla's announcement.
But if you updated the system and the new version did not appear, we can force the update of this.
The simplest way to do this is by going to "Programs and Updates." When the screen appears, go to the "Updates" tab and we must see if the element "repository of recommended updates" is enabled. If it is not, they should simply mark the item.
Done this now we look in the application menu "program updater" and click.
Or from the terminal, just type the following commands:
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
And ready.