
You can have more than one browser installed. It also updates itself automatically when a new release is available. You can then register it as a default browser. Download and unpack the tar archive somewhere in your home directory and launch the browser. The Firefox 52 ESR binary package is provided from Mozilla site. However, at the end of this year Firefox 52 ESR ( Extended Support Release) is planned to be discontinued. This is the official to run NPAPI plugins by Firefox now. Then right click anywhere on the option list and add a new Boolean option named plugin.load_flash_only and set it to false.īe aware this entry could be removed anytime without further warning, and is strictly unofficial. In Firefox, enter about:config in the location bar, and confirm the warning dialog. Firefox 52 allows you to override the plugin block using a preference setting in about:config. Fortunately, Fedora users still have options to bypass that plugin ban. The exception is Flash, but Firefox will remove its support in the future, too. The stock Firefox 52 browser disables these components. Some well known NPAPI plugins are Flash, Java, and the GNOME Shell web extension. NPAPI plugins are binary components integrated to the browser. Even if I open the link multiple times and verify the version, the result is the same each time.Mozilla decided to stop supporting NPAPI plugins for Firefox browser two years ago. The page correctly loads and when I click the "Verify Java version" button, the check is made very fast and "Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (Version 8 Update 66)" message is displayed. I also tried on the same OSes with the link provided in bug 1221448 comment 64 ( ).

Windows 10 (圆4) - no hang or crash with latest Java update (8.0.660.18) Windows 8.1 (圆4) - no hang or crash with latest Java update (8.0.660.18)

Windows 8 (x32) - no hang or crash with latest Java update (8.0.660.18) Windows 7 (圆4) - no hang or crash with latest Java update (8.0.660.18) Windows Vista (x32) - no hang or crash with latest Java update (8.0.660.18) Windows XP (圆4) - could not install the latest Java update since is not supported on such an old OS. I have performed tests today with Firefox latest release 42.0 (Build ID:20151029151421) using Vlastimil above mentioned steps on the next OSes (with ".enabled" set to true):
