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The browser might be ready but the add-ins are not. I just installed Unbuntu 8.04 Hardy and the FF v3 beta 4 worked great, however 70% of my add-ins didn't work. Including things like Filter-set G (must for add blocking), Tab Mix Plus and FoxMark book mark Synchroniser, CustomizeGoogle. Things I can't live without. SO I went back to FF2. By the way you can have both installed and only minor problems using them with same settings. Don't launch at same time though



Install Mr. Tech Toolkit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/421

Under "tools" in the extensions manager, there will be an option "make all compatible". It'll disable the compatibility checks. Works great for me so far.


Alternatively, you can add a boolean "extensions.checkCompatibility" field in about:config and set it to false.


I did that but it somewhat defeats the purpose of the whole thing. The problem is that some of the add-ins do NOT work with the beta version so overwriting the check is kind of an exercise in futility


Much more elegant solution, modded up! :)


It didn't work. Not compatible with version beta 4


Actually, try this instead:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543


Hmm, I must've installed it before the upgrade.

See if you can install it on firefox 2, disable compatibility checks, then open firefox 3.


Thanks I will try that




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