Mozilla today announced the release of the new Firefox 130 version, along with the release of updates for the Firefox LTS versions 115.15.0 and 128.2.0.
Version Firefox 130 has corrected a total of 13 vulnerabilities, of which 7 are considered dangerous. Among these critical vulnerabilities, 5 are related to memory management issues, such as buffer overflows and access to freed memory areas. In addition, other 2 vulnerabilities serious are related to the type confusion during incorrect data handling.
Main new features of Firefox 130
The new version of Firefox 130 introduces improvements in text translation, since it is now possible Automatically translate selected text fragments on a page, even after the entire page has been translated. This feature is activated from the context menu by right-clicking on the selected text and the translation engine now supports additional languages, including Latvian, Lithuanian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Indonesian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak and Vietnamese.
Another new feature that Firefox 130 presents is a new experimental section in the settings, where users You can try new featuresCurrent options include:
- Automatic PiP Mode: Allows a video to continue playing in a floating window when switching tabs.
- IME Search Recommendations: Improves search suggestions while using complex characters in the address bar.
- Integrated Chatbot: A chatbot with support for multiple AI services (such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini), accessible from the sidebar to interact in natural language.
In addition to this, they have also been implemented Linux improvements, since a has been enabled animated effect when reaching the edge of the scrollable area and resolved an issue related to the display of buttons in the context menu.
Also in this version of Firefox 130, users of U.S. and Canada Now you can see local weather information directly on the new tab page. In addition to displaying the current weather conditions, users have the option to select a specific location to get weather updates in that area.
Of the other changes that stand out of this new version:
- It has been added to allow manipulation of media streams and is useful in areas such as streaming and video editing.
- WebCrypto API now supports advanced cryptographic primitives such as Curve25519, improving cryptographic security and functionality in web applications.
- The "name" attribute has been added to the HTML element , allowing sections to be grouped and displayed more efficiently without the need for JavaScript.
- On Android, page loading has been accelerated and a feature to generate strong passwords on registration forms has been added.
Interested in knowing more about it, you can consult the release notes in the following link
How to install Firefox on Linux?
For those who they already use FirefoxSimply They can access the menu to update to the latest version. Firefox users who have not turned off automatic updates will receive the update automatically.
Those who don't want to wait you can select Menu > Help > About Firefox after the official release to initiate a manual web browser update. The screen that opens displays the currently installed version of the browser and checks for updates, provided the functionality is enabled.
Another option to update is for users of Ubuntu, Linux Mint or any other Ubuntu derivative. You can install or update to this new version using the browser's PPA. To add it to the system, open a terminal and run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa -y sudo apt-get update sudo apt install firefox
Another installation method that you can use is “Flatpak”. To do this, they must have support for this type of packages and the browser installation is done by typing the following command in the terminal:
flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox
As for those who already have the browser installed, it is enough to execute the following command to not only update Firefox, but also all its applications that are in Flatpak format:
flatpack update
In the case of those who prefer the use of Snap, the installation of the browser can be done by typing the following command:
sudo snap install firefox
And to update the applications that we have installed in Snap format, just type the following in the terminal:
sudo snap refresh