Firefox 15.0.1

-ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/15.0.1/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%2015.0.1.exe-

 

Too bad it is always so hard to find a changelog. And I think direct .exe downloads are not favored here... or most sites.

 

There isn't one as it has been made available to release channel users.

 

the update hasn't made it yet to the stable channel yet.

i click on the Update button but being told my 15.0 version is up-to-date.

 

I plan to wait until its final.

 

Private browsing mode in Firefox 15 does not prevent cache from being saved while in that mode.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=787743

This release is supposed to fix that

 

Firefox 15.0.1 in your language. Release Notes.

 

this is the final version.

strangely enough for the first time ever firefox asked me for a reboot...

 

Wierd, I just updated from 15 to 15.0.1 with no reboot

 

may be because it let me install firefox while i was still browsing ?

 

release channel has it now updated no reboot

 

i did the install when i was browsing.
it updated, asked me to restart Firefox and that was it.

no reboot needed here.

 

Just updated to this version.

Tell me, does anyone else also have to delete the contents of /update and /update/0 every time firefox is updated? For me its been like this ever since ff4 came out.

After every update, it stops checking for the latest version on the about window, with a "apply update" or (after 15.0.1) "restart to update" being permanently displayed until i delete the contents of the above listed folders in the %appdata%/local/mozilla directory (as suggested over here).

It has been a major chore and at times when i forget to do it then it stops checking for updates and i was on v12 until v15 came out, which i consider a security risk.

In the race to copy chrome's update checker IMO they ruined their own.. why fix something which isn't broken?

Anybody have any ideas why's this happening?

 

It's the same one listed in the original post. The MD5s match, at least for the English version.
Later...

 

I've just updated Firefox to version 15.0.1 and noticed that memory usage has increased from 92 MB to 118 MB with only 1 tab opened

 

Updated with no issues to report at the moment.

 

unless you are running a computer that was made when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth this should not be an issue.

 

Its UI is still sluggish! really amazing!

 

works fine on my end here.

it's a little slow to startup (about 4 seconds) but i can live with that.

 

Updated, and no problems. I cannot tell any difference in operation.
Jerry

 

i had the same problem a while ago and did a clean install to fix it.

1) i would first backup your bookmarks and user preferences by copying the files listed in 'Transferring data to a new profile' to a new folder just in case something goes wrong.

2) delete 'active-update.xml', 'updates.xml', and the 'updates' folder if they are also present in '%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox' or '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox'.

3) download the setup file for the latest version of Firefox from 'www.mozilla.com' and install it on top of your current Firefox installation. you wont loose any settings.

4) try 'Reset Firefox' under 'Help' then 'Troubleshooting Information'.

5) follow the 'Uninstalling Firefox' and 'Clean reinstall' links below.

6) last thing to try would be creating a new user profile by running 'firefox.exe -p' from the start menu.


Transferring data to a new profile
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox#Firefox_4_and_above

Updates reported when running newest version
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Updates reported when running newest version

Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems

Uninstalling Firefox
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox#On_Windows

Clean reinstall
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles

 

For the record, I too had to reboot Firefox to apply this update.

 

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2538425

Both Firefox 15 and 15.0.1 appear as installed.

It happened to me as well.

Anyone else noticed that too?

 

I've uninstalled one of them and kept the profile data. Then i've installed 15.0.1 back and now i only have 15.0.1 on the uninstall list. A bit annoying behavior but my method solves it in few seconds without any data loss...