? says:

thank you, microfix.

Commit Log for Sat Feb  6 10:35:02 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.7.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 78.7.1esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ff 85 security package still not showing, yet…

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? says:

i guess the security problem only pertains to windows:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-06/

the rest are a few bug fixes:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/85.0.1/releasenotes/

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 78.7.1

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 85.0.1

? says:

my firefox 85.0.1 ship just came in:

Commit Log for Mon Feb  8 17:20:12 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
firefox-locale-en (85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

so, all caught up, for now…

It seems like this is a fix for Mac’s.  Look at this info. from Ghacks:

“Released for all supported desktop operating systems, Firefox 85.0.2 fixes an issue that is exclusive to certain devices running Apple’s Macintosh operating system.  The issue was reported two months ago. The reporter stated that the issue affected Mac OS Big Sur and Mac OS Caralina devices running Firefox, and that Firefox would hang when trying to launch a new window from the context menu using the icon on the Dock.”

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/02/09/firefox-85-0-2-is-out-with-a-single-deadlock-fix

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Microfix

ESR will get it in the upcoming FF 78.8.x ESR release coming this late February.

MVP Edit: removal of repetition

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I still have not even gotten the FF 85.0.1 update yet in my Linux Mint Update Manager.

Charlie wrote:

I still have not even gotten the FF 85.0.1 update yet in my Linux Mint Update Manager.

FF is already at 85.0.2

I’ve had this happen before with FF updates taking awhile to show up on the Linux Mint Update Manager, but they eventually do.  I assume that since Mint is an offshoot of Ubuntu, that’s why you’re saying I should have gotten them.  The 85.0.1 update was a more important update because it dealt with critical security issues.  It still hasn’t shown up.

I’ve received both updates for FF on Win 7 though.

I don’t like having to wait on the Mint update manager, but I don’t want to have to download and reinstall a whole, completely new Firefox program instead of just the update I need.  It’s a lot less work.  FF 85.0.1 still has not shown up yet here even after doing additional Refreshes on Mint’s UM.

@Charlie –

From what I can see in the release notes for 85.0.1 and 85.0.2, the only Linux-related bug involves using the Firefox flatpak edition of Firefox for Linux. The other bugs are on Windows and Mac systems, and the one critical security bug is only present on Windows systems:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/85.0.1/releasenotes/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/85.0.2/releasenotes/

Clicking the individual bug numbers listed in the advisories will bring up the detailed listing of the bug’s history. In the earliest posts of the history is where you’ll usually find the system configuration of the reporting party which will include the OS environment.

Info on the critical security hole patched in FF 85.0.1 can be found here. Take note of the following from that advisory:

Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.

So, from the sounds of things in the release notes, I’d say sit tight for now.

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? says:

Commit Log for Wed Feb 17 07:22:53 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.7.1esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 78.8.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

through synaptic pkg mgr.

no sign of 85.0.2, yet?

Firefox 85.0.1 just came in on my Mint Update Manager and I installed it.

? says:

just landed:

Commit Log for Fri Feb 26 17:27:50 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
firefox-locale-en (85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) to 86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

My current version is 85.0.2, but I do see it wants me to update to 86.0

I’ll have to flip a coin.

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Charlie

Alex5723 wrote:

Running Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 78.8.0 . No issues.

TOR 10.0.12 (based on Firefox 78.8.0 ESR) runs fine too.

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? says:

hi charlie,

there are a few “security fixes,” in the ff86 package:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/

and the release notes:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/86.0/releasenotes/

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Charlie

I have been running FF 86.0 since the day it was released. No issues so far.

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Microfix, DrBonzo, Charlie

FF86 has been running on 1 Win 7 Starter x32, 2 Win 7 Pro x64, 2 Win 8.1 Pro x64, 1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 3 Mint 19.2 Cinnamon, and 1 macOS Catalina for at least a couple days. No issues.

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Charlie

I updated to FF 86 on my Win 7 machine today.  All seems okay.

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Microfix, DrBonzo

I was missing “print preview” in file.  I had to go in to   about:config,  and set,  tab_mod back to false  to restore it.

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mledman, Charlie, ClearThunder

I updated to 86 and it 86’d my print preview too. 🙁

A pretty good-sized update. 6.8MB. Looking at the bug fixes, I don’t recall having any of the issues they mitigated.

Firefox 87 introduces SmartBlock for Private Browsing

..Firefox has included the built-in Content Blocking feature that operates in Private Browsing windows and Strict Tracking Protection Mode…

…In building these extra-strong privacy protections in Private Browsing windows and Strict Mode, we have been confronted with a fundamental problem: introducing a policy that outright blocks trackers on the web inevitably risks blocking components that are essential for some websites to function properly. This can result in images not appearing, features not working, poor performance, or even the entire page not loading at all.

New Feature: SmartBlock

To reduce this breakage, Firefox 87 is now introducing a new privacy feature we are calling SmartBlock. SmartBlock intelligently fixes up web pages that are broken by our tracking protections, without compromising user privacy.

SmartBlock does this by providing local stand-ins for blocked third-party tracking scripts. These stand-in scripts behave just enough like the original ones to make sure that the website works properly. They allow broken sites relying on the original scripts to load with their functionality intact…

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Charlie

They haven’t started the pop ups yet, but when I just went to check my FF version, it showed an update to 88.0 was available.  Didn’t download it. I’ll wait a bit. Those with FF set for auto updates might want to let the dust settle first.  Current version should be 87.0

I took the leap and no issues whatsoever with now being on FF 88. They also patched quite a few security holes, as is Mozilla’s custom. Several of the vulnerabilities are rated as “High” with only “Critical” being any higher.

Details on what’s in the latest version of Firefox can be found here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/88.0/releasenotes/

Makes for a good reason to take the plunge, especially given that a major security conference for finding vulnerabilities just concluded. In that conference, several zero day vulnerabilities were found, including some in Chrome and its derivatives.

From Susan’s guidance in today’s newsletter (both the free and paid versions):

Just this week, two Chrome zero days were published online, evidence that my conservative guidance to “wait and see” is not prudent when it comes to browsers. Updates for Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, and other browsers should always be automatic and applied quickly unless community guidance reveals a show-stopping issue.

I added the bolding above in the quote.

For those who run a Mozilla “Suite” (FF and T’Bird), Thunderbird has also been updated today to version 78.10, patching some of the same vulnerabilities that have been patched in FF88.

My setup: FF88, Win10 Pro x64 version 20H2 build 19042.867

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this was posted yesterday https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/firefox-and-firefox-esr-updates/#post-2358732

[Moderator edit] merged with existing thread

I was surprised how soon FF 88 came up in my Linux Mint Update Manager.  I installed it two days ago and all seems well.  I also updated my Win 7 to FF 88 and all seems good there too.

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DrBonzo

FF 88 (ESR 78.10) are the last FF versions before the big change for Proton interface design.

You can test portable versions of 89b1 and 90 nightly.

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DrBonzo

Charlie wrote:

The people commenting at Ghacks don’t sound happy.  Sounds like the redesign will not be excepted well.  More unnecessary frou frou that will hopefully be able to be disabled.

As I posted, you can test and download portable versions of new builds in order to get your own impressions.
You can run both your current installed and portable FF versions and the same time and compare.

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Charlie

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/89.0/

We’re still preparing the notes for this release, and will post them here when they are ready. Please check back later.

[Moderator edit] merged with Firefox and Firefox ESR Updates! thread

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DrBonzo

My FF was just updated to 89.0
Release notes are available at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/89.0/releasenotes/

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DrBonzo

For those uninterested in the ongoing Chrome-ification of Firefox, thanks to the commenter “assurbani” at https://www.ghacks.net/2021/06/01/firefox-89-ships-with-interface-changes/  the following tweaks made after selecting “about:config” in the search bar, seem to put things back as they were before (as far as I can tell so far):

“Open about:config and disable Proton settings:

browser.proton.enabled > false (disables Proton UI of toolbars, tabs, application menu)
browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled > false (disables Proton UI of context menus)
browser.proton.doorhangers.enabled > false (disables Proton UI of doorhangers)

Other Proton settings:
browser.proton.infobars.enabled > false
browser.proton.modals.enabled > false

[Grumpy Old Bloke: Following left unchanged, …. toolbar.version was set at 3]
browser.proton.places-tooltip.enabled > false
browser.proton.toolbar.version > 0-3 (no effect atm)

https://github.com/Aris-t2/CustomCSSforFx/issues/339”

Don’t know how long this stuff will be respected though.

Grumpy Old Bloke.

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I just updated to 89.0 on my Mint Cinnamon daily driver. I don’t use FF much so don’t have any extensions, etc., just a “stock” installation (I do have some menu bars instead of just the hamburger menu).

Near as I can tell, though, it’s a bunch of hype about nothing much. Some icons and tabs look a bit different, the hamburger menu has been streamlined, but all my bookmarks and history as well as menu bars were carried over.

Frankly, my reaction is “what’s the point?”

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Microfix, Charlie

I have a lot of entries in my Bookmarks menus, but in v88.0.1 (and before) they all fitted neatly in my browser window (vertically).

Now, with v89 the vertical space between entries has increased (for no obviously useful reason) and the entries no longer fit in the browser window, and have to be scrolled up or down.

I’ve found that changing browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled to false and restarting Firefox gets them back to how they showed before.

Most of the Proton changes seem to be a good example of Hutber’s Law: Improvement means Deterioration.

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For those who do a lot of about:config changes (the only way to go!), there’s a setting that applies changes instantly, no need to close and reopen:

browser.preferences.instantApply      true

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wavy, CraigS26

Will all of these About:config correcting changes stay changed after future updates?

Your guess is as good as mine!

(If Firefox belonged to Microsoft, I would say No!)

? says:

thanks for the anti-proton settings for my new fire-chrome\chrome-fox 89! just upgraded:

Commit Log for Thu Jun  3 10:18:01 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) to 89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

had to create “browser.proton.infobars.enabled,” and set it to false

Since settings to disable the new Proton interface in Firefox might not work on future releases. As the old interface might no longer be supported.

Here is a link to a super compact style userChrome.css

How To in the file description you can change parts of it to suit your personal taste. To revert back to the original simple remove the userChrome.css file from the chrome folder in your profile folder. The chrome folder and userChrome.css file do not exists per default in Firefox and have to be created by the user.

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BATcher wrote:

Now, with v89 the vertical space between entries has increased (for no obviously useful reason) and the entries no longer fit in the browser window, and have to be scrolled up or down. I’ve found that changing browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled to false and restarting Firefox gets them back to how they showed before.

My Firefox updated this morning and wide spacing on Bookmark lists is very evident. I changed the contextmenus config entry from true to false and restarted, but the spacing does not change.

Wonder why?  Was anything else changed at the same time?

Also my Title Bar color etc. no longer follows the System Theme. System Theme now functions  the same as the Light Theme.

If I change browser.proton.enabled from true to false, the Title bar color comes back and the Bookmark spacing and the hamburger menu return to the previous version 88.

Please forgive my ignorance but I am not sure of the nominclature.  I have changed the proton values but one problem persists.  I cannot use the search bar that is underneath the FIREFOX emblem.  When I try to type there it goes to the search box on top of the page (is this the title bar?).  I hope this is clear.

It’s me #2369549 – a little research tells me I am talking about the Google search bar that I am unable now to use.  HTH.

I Searched — Firefox 89 and Google Search bar —This reads like it might be your issue. Give it a try in …. about:config …….

browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar …… to false

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/nsr9vb/firefox_89_issue_google_search_box_on_blank_new/

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Lars220

Yes, Yes, Yes!  Thank you so very much CraigS26.  This worked like a charm.  While this issue was not earth shattering, it’s human nature to want to do things as we are used to.  You have significantly added to my quality of life. 🙂

Thanks for taking the time and effort to research this for me.

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CraigS26

Firefox 89.0.1 released.

** Tried to post the FTP download link and release notes link a couple of times and got blocked every time as SPAM post.

? says:

indeed:

Commit Log for Thu Jun 17 10:29:56 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) to 89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) to 89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
plus security fixes-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-27

Microfix wrote:

Mozilla is currently preparing release notes for Firefox 89.0.2 due to land shortly via update channels. 89.0.2 releasenotes

Updated OK this morning!

Windows 10 Pro 22H2

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? says:

scrawny one hit wonder fix:

Commit Log for Mon Jun 28 13:38:30 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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Microfix

? says:

version is now 78.12.0. can’t see changelog link.

Commit Log for Wed Jul  7 10:59:31 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.11.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.12.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.

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Microfix

anonymous wrote:

? says:

version is now 78.12.0. can’t see changelog link.

Commit Log for Wed Jul  7 10:59:31 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.11.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.12.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.

 

On Firefox site the download is still 78.11.0

Release Notes : Firefox 90.0

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/90.0/

Firefox 90 introduces background updates to Windows, tightens security elsewhere

Firefox 90.0.1

Firefox 90.0.1 fixes:

Fixed a crash when using some accessibility clients on Windows (bug 1720696)
Fixed busy looping processing some HTTP3 responses (bug 1720079)
Fixed transient errors authenticating with some smart cards (bug 1715325)
Fixed a rare crash on shutdown (bug 1707057)
Fixed a race on startup that caused about:support to end up empty after upgrade (bug 1717894)

Release Notes

Download (all platforms) https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/90.0.1/

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? says:

i picked this up 5 days ago, works fine:

Commit Log for Thu Jul 15 18:47:07 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Firefox 90.0.2

Fixed truncated output when printing (bug 1720621)

Fixed menu styling on some Gtk themes (bug 1720441, bug 1720874)

All Platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/90.0.2/

Portable Multiple languages :

https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Mozilla%20Firefox%2C%20Portable%20Ed./Mozilla%20Firefox%2C%20Portable%20Edition%2090.0.2/

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So I’m assuming this update is okay to install on Windows and Linux Mint with no problems.

Bob99 wrote:

Here’s a link from Mozilla to download the 64 bit version of 90.0.2 without having to wait to be offered it by the built-in updater of your OS:

The ftp link above has downloads for all platforms.

? says:

whoot there it is:

Commit Log for Mon Aug  2 16:46:12 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.12.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.13.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

? says:

(an even bigger hit) Whoomp there it is:

Commit Log for Mon Aug  2 15:27:58 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox to 90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en to 90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

? says:

now build 2:

Commit Log for Thu Aug  5 13:57:26 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.13.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.13.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Firefox 91.0

Release Notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/91.0/releasenotes/

Downloads all platforms :
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/91.0/

I changed from Firefox 78ESR to Firefox 91.0ESR this morning.

I’m still getting used to the new interface, but the single thing that I missed most in the new version was Backspace to go backwards one page, missing from the Proton interface.  Martin Brinkmann of GHacks.net has the answer – https://www.ghacks.net/2021/01/08/firefox-86-will-block-the-backspace-key-to-go-back-by-default/ – which restored it in a trice.

Brinkmann writes that 40 million Firefox users used the Backspace key to go back; funny that Mozilla should ignore their evident preference.

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? says:

ah, yes:

Commit Log for Wed Aug 11 15:49:40 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

thanks ScotchJohn for the backspace fix

patiently awaiting my esr back to the future jump too…

Some may find using the tips on restoring classic ui at askvg.com of value. System here won’t let me post the link as it thinks it’s spam. 🙁

Already had Proton disabled before installing 91. Installation kept my compact density toolbar setting and possibly Windows colors. Did the above anyway. Usable but doesn’t fix/restore thinner menus/bookmarks or older settings interface. Mozilla appear to think everyone uses touchscreens. 🙁 Homepage icons were at least preserved. YMMV.

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Charlie

Have a look at https://github.com/Aris-t2/CustomCSSforFx/releases/tag/4.0.0 if you’d be happy with adding several folders and files into your Firefox profile, to revert some of the ‘improvements’ which Mozilla has made to the Firefox GUI since v89…

1, 2, 3, can we all just say “Brave”!  I have switched full time to Brave.  No kibuki dance of fiddling endlessly with about:config and the tests Cover Your Tracks and Ad Blocker show no leaks, etc.  And no holding my nose during the endless releases wondering what will break/change.  They also now have a beta of their own search engine which I am using also.

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 78.13.0

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/91.0.1/

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/91.0.1esr/

Firefox 91.0.1 fixes stability and security issues

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Sueska

Re: the updated Firefox GUI (aka Proton)

I  don’t get it. FF has updated to 91.0.1 on two PCs I have and I still have the old menus-and-tabs GUI. I’m not complaining. That’s the one I want. The Proton GUI was news to me until SB’s newsletter comment, which I read to suggest that all old FF users would be migrated in FF 91 to the Proton interface.  I’m not looking for anything streamlined in FF on my desktop PCs, as I want ready access to menus, bookmarks, and a favorite bar. Does this “upgraded” GUI just appear to people who download and install FF from scratch as well as old users who activate it in about:config?

And isn’t somebody likely to create an add-on to restore the classic interface if it gets written out?

I just installed FF 91 yesterday on my Win 7 machine with no problems other than some skinny menu buttons (not a big deal).  Now today I got a notice that 91.0.1 is available.  I don’t do FF updates automatically so as always I’ll wait a bit before installing it to see if any problems crop up.  With any luck maybe they’ll fix the skinny menu buttons.

? says:

just came down:

Commit Log for Thu Aug 19 14:28:53 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

? says:

i guess ff 78.14 esr comes 9/7 and ff 78.15 esr end-of-life on 10/5 so that is nice. i’m hooked into the ppa patch channel(s). don’t really have much interest in the esr 90 series.

Firefox 91.0.2 release Notes

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/91.0.2/

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 91.0.2

? says:

Commit Log for Wed Sep  1 16:54:01 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.13.0esr+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.14.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
sadly, next to last of the 78 series…

Firefox 92.

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/92.0/

Release Notes (not yet) : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/92.0/releasenotes/

I’m in my usual holding pattern concerning FF 92, waiting to hear if there’s anything to be wary of.

? says:

Commit Log for Thu Sep  9 15:54:10 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

life’s good out here on the new frontier. i have check-boxes, again!

Microfix wrote:

Been on ESR 78.14 for circa a week now on LM using the mozilla PPA, no issues encountered here. Windows 8.1 with ESR 78.14 is just rock solid, as usual with a customised security/ performance related prefs.js file.

Why not jump to 91.1.0 ESR ?
I use the portable version and see no difference from 78.14 ESR.

Firefox 92.0.1

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/92.0.1/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/92.0.1/releasenotes/

? says:

Commit Log for Fri Oct  1 08:43:51 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (78.14.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 78.15.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

so long old friend…

Firefox 93.0.

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/93.0/

Release Notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/93.0/releasenotes (not updated yet)

? says:

poppin’ fresh outta’ the digital oven:

Commit Log for Thu Oct  7 12:24:23 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

and see all the new things 93.0 build1 can do:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/93.0/releasenotes/?utm_source=firefox-browser&utm_medium=firefox-browser&utm_campaign=whatsnew

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Microfix

All platforms Mozilla Firefox ESR, 91.2.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 91.2.0

Firefox 94.0

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/94.0/

Release notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/94.0/releasenotes

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 91.3.0

Hmmm. “On Windows, there will now be fewer interruptions because Firefox won’t prompt you for updates. Instead, a background agent will download and install updates even if Firefox is closed.”

Great, another program which wants to update by itself when it feels like it.

samak wrote:

Great, another program which wants to update by itself when it feels like it.

That is the way Chrome, Edge works and it is good to be on the latest secure browser.

FYI … ghacks.net provides instructions to disable the Firefox background auto-update function on Windows …

On Windows, updates are now handled automatically in the background using a background agent. Mozilla mentioned the feature in the Firefox 90 release notes, and it is unclear why it is mentioned again in the Firefox 94 release notes.

The agent runs through a task in the Windows Task Scheduler, called Firefox Background Update. You may delete or disable the task, but it may be better to disable the option in the Firefox preferences.

Load about:preferences in the Firefox address bar.
Scroll down to “Allow Firefox to” on the page.
Uncheck “Use a background service to install updates”

Also an interesting discussion concerning which method to use in ghacks comments section …

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Alex5723 wrote:

Firefox 94.0

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/94.0/

Release notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/94.0/releasenotes

Firefox 94.0.1

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/94.0.1/

Release Notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/94.0.1/releasenotes/

? says:

just now seeing this:

91.3.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

still using:

78.15.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

any problems with the version 91?

? says:

also got this:

Commit Log for Thu Nov  4 14:28:08 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

sysmon used to call browser process “Firefox,” now it is “Geckomain,” (226.4 MiB memory) and in Settings>Tabs, new line box checked “Confirm before quitting with Ctrl+Q.” love progress…

? says:

when updating esr from 78 to 91, does prefs.js also move and then one adds things like anti-proton? or does one simply move in dusted up prefs.js from current ff94? or ff93?

? says:

installed ff 91.0.3 esr over 78.15 what a joke. youtube drops loads of frames just like stock ff since 89. i ran a ookla on it and getting 26-30 download. using chromium download speed keeps going way up past 120. what gives firefox?

see:

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3628338/as-mozilla-talks-up-firefoxs-future-the-present-is-killing-it.html

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Firefox 94.0.2

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/94.0.2/

No release notes yet.

I just now checked and I’m being offered 94.0.2 under Help – About Firefox which shows me the updates.  This is in Win 7 and I naturally don’t have a “Microsoft Store” version.  So I’ll just ignore it.  Nothing in Linux, and I don’t expect anything.

Charlie wrote:

Nothing in Linux, and I don’t expect anything.

“Resolved general instability/crashes on Linux caused by a file descriptor leak when backgrounding tabs using WebGL (bug 1741997”

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Firefox 95.0

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/95.0/

Release notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/95.0/releasenotes/ (not updated yet)

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 91.4.0

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-53
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 91.4.0

? says:

this just in:

Commit Log for Fri Dec 10 09:32:48 2021
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 95.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 95.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

seems to be ok, must dig into RLBox.

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Firefox 95.0.1

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/95.0.1/

Release Notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/95.0.1/releasenotes/ (none yet)

Alex5723 wrote:

Firefox 95.0.1

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/95.0.1/

Release Notes : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/95.0.1/releasenotes/ (none yet)

Firefox 95.0.1 fixes Microsoft.com connection issues and other bugs

I hope Firefox updates are cumulative, I’ve been assuming they are.  I haven’t installed FF 95 yet, and so now I will install FF 95.0.1 when it comes available on Linux Mint’s download manager.

Firefox 95.0.2

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/95.0.2/

Addresses frequent crashes experienced by users with AMD C/E/Z-Series “Bobcat” CPUs running on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

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Hello Microfix (ref. #2402335) and anonymous (ref. #2400353), I am a long time user of Firefox since 2010 being a past beta tester (anyone could do it) and finally have dropped Firefox in favor of Pale Moon.

Firefox was a good program, but as time went by it kept adding strange “features” that no one wanted and did not pan out, rather than working on performance and reliability issues that all were feedbacking to them. After several years beta testing and not seeing anything headed the correct way, I bailed out and changed over to ESR for reliability.

Firefox 52 ESR was a very good version, but the next two 68 ESR and 78 ESR were horrible when it came to memory. If I opened several web pages at one time all the RAM was used and then it would start swapping to disk. Now please note I do have 200+ tabs open in a dormant state (not active). I can not increase the RAM in this PC and I was NOT about to go buy a new PC solely for Firefox since EVERYTHING else was functioning normally. I too, like Microfix did everything listed to streamline my Firefox 78 ESR.

When 78 ESR was at EOL, I decided to examine the next ESR and noticed it was very large. Since I was already having memory issues with 78 ESR I decided to NOT go to the next 91 ESR. The older Firefox’s did not have the same memory hog concept. After living with the Firefox’s memory problem for 2 years, and not going to move forward, I then took a look at several browsers and decided on Pale Moon.

I have gone to Pale Moon as my main browser with Firefox 78 ESR as my backup. I am very happy with Pale Moon but be aware nothing is perfect. By using uBlock Origin and a few “Pale Moon addons” I am very pleased.

I would suggest people with older PC’s or lower RAM numbers investigate Pale Moon.

It’s as though if you have a new computer and 32 gigs of RAM, then Firefox may work OK.

uBlock Origin 1.40 for Firefox

uBlock Origin 1.40 Update prevents YouTube ads from loading when Chrome starts

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/12/24/ublock-origin-1-40-update-introduces-a-workaround-to-block-youtube-ads-in-chrome/

..With the change, uBlock Origin will reload active tabs when Chrome is launched, while ignoring the tabs that were inactive/suspended. The update for the extension also includes a couple of other improvements for the My Filters Editor’s auto-complete functionality, scriplets, defusers, and the issue reporter. Pop-up filtering now supports a new scriptlet, window-close-if. The update is not yet live on the Chrome webstore, Opera Addons store and Microsoft Store, but is already available on Firefox’s AMO…

Updated Firefox 91.4.1esr

Firefox 96.0 and ESR 91.5 now up on the mozilla FTP site.

No word on changes yet until 11th January when update channels are released.

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Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 96.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 91.5.0

Mozilla Firefox Developer Edition, Portable 97b1

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition Nightly 98

? says:

just came through synaptic:

Commit Log for Fri Jan 14 09:22:50 2022
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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Microfix

Firefox 96.0.1

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0.1/

Release Notes

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Microfix

Well, since today is Jan. 19th and I haven’t seen anymore complaints or tails of woe from anyone, I’m going to assume that the Firefox 96.0.1 update fixed the problems and is safe to let it install?  I always wait at least a week before installing these FF updates, and many times it has paid off.

Firefox 96.0.2

Release notes (none yet)

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Charlie

I installed Firefox 96.0.2 on my Win 7 computer yesterday and all seemed okay.  Today I turned it on and after about 10 to 15 minutes I got this:

Firefox would not come up, and I didn’t find anything in the AVG quarantine.  I shut the computer down for about 10 minutes and then turned it back on.  All has been okay since.  Has anyone else had a problem like this?

? says:

don’t have AVG, maybe a false positive? borland delphi compiler virus from 2009.

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Charlie

Alex5723 wrote:

uBlock Origin 1.40 for Firefox

uBlock Origin 1.40 Update prevents YouTube ads from loading when Chrome starts

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/12/24/ublock-origin-1-40-update-introduces-a-workaround-to-block-youtube-ads-in-chrome/

..With the change, uBlock Origin will reload active tabs when Chrome is launched, while ignoring the tabs that were inactive/suspended. The update for the extension also includes a couple of other improvements for the My Filters Editor’s auto-complete functionality, scriplets, defusers, and the issue reporter. Pop-up filtering now supports a new scriptlet, window-close-if. The update is not yet live on the Chrome webstore, Opera Addons store and Microsoft Store, but is already available on Firefox’s AMO…

Updated Firefox 91.4.1esr

while not a regular site visitor, can someone explain why ublock stopped allowing blocking of one click analitics, goole, cloudflare,

Mozilla Firefox 97.0

Firefox 91.6 ESR

https://www.ghacks.net/2022/02/08/mozilla-firefox-97-0-here-is-what-is-new/

Taking out old color themes and putting in new ones. Very considerate of Win 10 users who have no colors.  Recognizing Win 11 scrollbars.  As usual, I’ll wait at least a week or longer.

Mozilla has issued a updated version (I don’t do the ESR stuff) that includes what they even label is ‘high risk’ vulnerabilities. List of high-risk security fixes is HERE

That brings us up to v97.  By this time next year, we’ll be updating to v355.3.0

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? says:

the ff esr ppa just sent me 91.7.0esr+build1 to ubuntu 18.04 lts

still on 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 on 20.04 lts

time to update Firefox again

Firefox versions 97.0.2 and 91.6.1 ESR released March 4 or March 5, depending on region & time zone:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/97.0.2/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/91.6.1/releasenotes/

-fixes recent security vulnerabilities mentioned in security bulletin MFSA2022-09

patch/update Firefox ASAP!

note to anonymous – need to obtain an ubuntu version of firefox 91.7.0 esr build 3 (not build 1) or higher for recent security bugfix

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? says:

thanks for the info about the security notices, was wondering why i had an update when i loged on:

Commit Log for Sat Mar  5 14:11:31 2022
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (91.7.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) to 91.7.0esr+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

? says:

just installed this on Slax 11.2.1

Commit Log for Mon Mar 7 08:58:18 2022

Upgraded the following packages:
firefox-esr (91.6.0esr-1~deb11u1) to 91.6.1esr-1~deb11u1

? says:

this ff security patch arrived yesterday, just installed on the last of 4 machines:

Commit Log for Tue Mar  8 08:13:37 2022
Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
firefox-locale-en (97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After installing Firefox 98, you will probably want to FIX the download process.  I’m assuming this affects Linux as well as Windows.  From the Ghacks.com website:

“Some Firefox users may prefer to display download prompts, and Firefox offers two options for that. The first enables prompts for specific file types.

1. Load about:preferences in the Firefox address bar.
2. Scroll down to the Application’s group.
3. Use the filter at the top to find a file type.
4. Double-click on its action field to switch the action to “always ask”.

Firefox will display a prompt whenever a file of the selected filetype will be downloaded.

The second option is found on the same page. Locate the Downloads section on the page, and switch the Downloads option from “save files to” to “always ask you where to save files”.”

Firefox 98.0.1

all platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/98.0.1/

No release notes yet.

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Firefox 98.0.2

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/98.0.2/

Firefox 98.0.2 fixes a crash on Windows, an add-ons issue, and more

For those who have no inclination to use an item that seems to have appeared in FF97 (I believe, don’t recall if that’s exactly when it showed up) in the Settings menu labeled “More From Mozilla”, there’s a way to remove it from the Settings menu.

Simply go into about:config and click your way past the warning that “thar be dragons here” (my wording). You should be presented with a blank search bar that lets you search through the myriad of preferences rather quickly. In that bar, type “moref”, and you should be looking at a preference that says “browser.preferences.moreFromMozilla” with a word across from it that says “true”. Simply double click that preference to change it to “false” which will also make it appear in bold type. Close the about:config page and go back to the Settings menu. You should now see that the listing for “More from Mozilla”no longer appears on the Settings menu.

If you change your mind in the future, simply go back to the same place in about:config and double click the preference to change it back to “true”.

BTW, these items have been performed successfully using FF 98.0.2, but can probably be done using FF98.0 and the latest ESR version (if it’s present on that version’s Settings menu) as well. If the “More from Mozilla” item is on the Settings menu, but the preference shown above is not in about:config, you might be able to add it to see if it has any effect.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by Bob99. Reason: Added info about what version was used for changing the setting

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Firefox 99

All platforms : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/99.0/

No release notes yet.

? says:

just set this up on ‘buntu 22.04lts beta:

Commit Log for Fri Apr  8 11:18:20 2022
Installed the following packages:
firefox-esr (91.8.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
xul-ext-ubufox (3.4-0ubuntu1.17.10.1)

works nice after rip snortin’ in the configs, have not gone to 99, yet…

Charlie wrote:

is FF 99 working okay?

I had a problem with FF and the FF uBlock Origins not letting me into my ISP e-mail URL. See the topic e-mailer timeout, with the so-far-it’s-working-solution at #2438716.

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Firefox 99.0.1 : https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/99.0.1/

Firefox 99.0.1 maintenance update released

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 99.0.1

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? says:

finally installed 99.0!

Upgraded the following packages:
firefox (98.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) to 99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

now EFF Cover Your Tracks rates me as, “Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 212,441 tested in the past 45 days.

I’ve been upgrading my Linux Mint 19.2 computers to Mint 20.3 and I’ve noticed Firefox v99.0 is doing something that started back with v 89 (I think) where if you start typing something into the search box it actually goes into the address bar. If you’re seeing this @geekdom has posted the fix here (second post in the topic)

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/firefox-home-page-search-options/#post-2426959

It may just be that in upgrading to 20.3 I’m getting a completely new installation of FF and that therefor I had not yet applied the fix in the above topic.

? says:

i removed Firefox 99 version 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2 and replaced it with

firefox-esr 91.8.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 and copied the prefs after setting it up. it works as expected…

Firefox System Requirements says that it requires 512 MB of RAM for the 32 bit version, they really mean it!  This may also only be the minimum.  The 64 bit version requires 2 GB of RAM.  I have the 32 bit version and it’s still slow on my 4 GB RAM computer.

? says:

boy, do i feel your pain Charlie. i miss netscape navigator so much. my 99 and 91-esr run well because i work on them chop, chop slash and burn. this helps a little:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections

but what really sped things up for me was cutting out all of the safebrowsing (aka Google) junk…

? says:

just updated esr:

Commit Log for Wed Apr 27 10:03:23 2022
Installed the following packages:
firefox-esr (91.9.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)

loads quick and runs smooth…

Firefox 100.

No release notes yet.

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/100.0/

website in Firefox 100

You may find that some webpages do not work correctly in Firefox version 100. This is due to the website not updating to accommodate version numbers with three characters.

If this impacts a website that you use often, there is a temporary workaround:

Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter.
A warning page may appear. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page.
Search for the network.http.useragent.forceVersion preference.
Select the Fx71aboutconfig-EditButton button next to the preference and set its value to 99.
Select Fx71aboutconfig-Checkmark to save the change.
Restart Firefox…

Firefox 102 is the next ESR release

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Firefox 100.   It’s times like this when a “Boo Hiss” do-hickey right next to the “Thanks” would really come in handy!

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Charlie wrote:

I should clarify that I mean that Boo-Hiss to be aimed at Mozilla

Mozilla has nothing to do with shady ill-updated web sites.

Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.9.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition 91.9.0

PortableApps : https://portableapps.com/news/2022-05-05–adding-12-languages-to-firefox-thunderbird-and-seamonkey

Adding 12 More Languages To Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Builds

We’re happy to announce that we’ve added 12 more languages to builds of the Mozilla apps, expanding access to hundreds of millions more users. We cut down on unused languages for the Beta, Dev, ESR, and Nightly channels to free up build time and have now added Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Lithuanian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Serbian, Swedish, Thai, and Vietnamese to all 3 apps where available. Firefox Portable is now available in 39 languages, Thunderbird Portable is now available in 37 languages, and SeaMonkey Portable is now available in 22 languages. Users of the PortableApps.com Platform who install or update one of these apps from today forward will automatically get their preferred language. You can also do a standalone upgrade with or without the platform to change to your preferred language.

Charlie wrote:

Yeah, but that was MS.  I’ve come to expect more quality from Mozilla.  Maybe I’m expecting too much.

What was MS ? Y2K ?
Y2K was a global problem where Windows was just a speck.
Main Y2K problems were with banks software.

Again as I said in a response, Mozilla has nothing to do with these Internet sites buggy handling. Mozilla gave a workaround (Google/Edge did too).

Charlie wrote:

I think that the banks and most other companies in 1999 where all mostly using software made by Microsoft (Office, Windows, Internet Explorer, etc.).

Far from it.
Banks, I worked at a bank and had to “fix” hundreds mainframe programs.. PCs were terminals connected to servers and mainframe.

Alex5723 wrote:

Charlie wrote:

I think that the banks and most other companies in 1999 where all mostly using software made by Microsoft (Office, Windows, Internet Explorer, etc.).

Far from it.
Banks, I worked at a bank and had to “fix” hundreds mainframe programs.. PCs were terminals connected to servers and mainframe.

Right. And not just banks. Any very large (and not so large) company or corporation or higher education institution or government agency, etc., still had plenty of mainframes in 1999 (and many still do).

At the very large government agency were I was working at the time they froze all IT activity for 18 months leading up to Y2K. Almost all of the huge IT staff were redirected to a massive effort to review, test, and update all of the code they were responsible for to make sure it was Y2K compliant. The only other changes allowed during that period were cyclical changes that had to be made (i.e. end of year tax related processes), legally mandated changes (i.e., new laws from congress), and emergency fixes for any serious problems that cropped up during that time that couldn’t be delayed.

It really was a massive effort, involving hundreds of thousands of mainframe programs, many going back decades, many of which hadn’t been touched for years.

So yeah, more than just banks and Microsoft. 🙂

I was not aware that banks had to write code and produce their own software.  I had thought that was done mostly in the scientific community.

Charlie wrote:

I was not aware that banks had to write code and produce their own software.  I had thought that was done mostly in the scientific community.

Banks, enterprises, governments… still develop and use their own software for both Mainframes and PCs.

? says:

don’t really remember y2k, that was 22 years ago and it is just a distant blur. remember new years nite, a little though, and that the world didn’t end…

any way just installed v100 and it took away my green security verified icon. about config “security.<wbr />secure_connection_icon_color_gray.” may have to revert to esr to get it to go green again.