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Firefox 145.0 is out! Removed 32-bit Linux Support

By:Ji m
11 November 2025 at 19:47

After 9 Beta releases, Mozilla Firefox 145.0 is finally available to download.

The new browser version introduced new phase of privacy protections. For Private Browsing or when using Enhanced Tracking Protection set to Strict, the amount of Firefox users track-able by fingerprinters is reduced by half. See this page for more details.

In addition, Enhanced Bounce Tracking Protection stateless mode is now enabled by default in ETP Strict, blocking more advanced tracking techniques based on redirection.

Firefox 145.0 improved PDF editing by adding comment support. By selecting the desired text or area in your PDF content, it will show a small pop-up menu with option to add, remove, or edit comment. And, a comment/message icon is added to tool-bar with ability to view all the comments.

The release also improved tab group support. For the collapsed tab groups, simply hover over a tab group name will show a preview of the tabs inside without opening it.

The built-in password manager now can be accessed from the sidebar. Simply open settings from the side-bar, then enable β€œPasswords” option under Firefox tools, you can finally access and manage your saved passwords without opening a new tab or window.

Access and manage passwords from sidebar

For most Windows users, a small desktop launcher program is introduced to replace the existing desktop shortcut. If Firefox is installed, the desktop launcher will launch it. If not, it will prompt the user to install Firefox.

In General settings page, a new β€œOpen links from apps next to your active tab” option is added. With it enabled, links from other applications will open next to your active tab in Firefox instead of at the end of the tab strip.

Other changes include:

  • Remove 32-bit Linux support.
  • Extensions button now shows description and link to Firefox Add-ons store, when no extensions are installed.
  • Use Zstandard compression for local translation models.
  • Improved translation experience when translating between languages with different script directions.
  • New brand-inspired wallpapers for new tab.
  • Update default automation preferences to better support Agentic browsing
  • Add support for Atomics.waitAsync proposal.
  • Support the new Integrity-Policy header for enforcing sub-resource integrity for scripts.
  • Improve Matroska support for the most commonly used codecs: AVC, HEVC, VP8, VP9, AV1, AAC, Opus, and Vorbis.
  • Add the text-autospace property support.
  • Add the WebGPU DOM API for macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon.

Get Firefox 145.0

The official release note for Firefox 145.0 as well as the download link will be available soon in the link below:

At the moment, you may go to this ftp.mozilla.org page to download it.

Arch Linux November 2025 ISO: Fresh Snapshot, Smarter Installer (Archinstall 3.0.12) & Pacman 7.1

Arch Linux November 2025 ISO: Fresh Snapshot, Smarter Installer (Archinstall 3.0.12) & Pacman 7.1

Arch Linux has shipped its November 2025 ISO snapshot (2025.11.01), and while Arch remains a rolling distribution, these monthly images are a big deal, especially for new installs, labs, and homelab deployments. This time, the ISO lands alongside two important pieces:

  • Archinstall 3.0.12 – a more polished, smarter TUI installer

  • Pacman 7.1 – a package manager update with stricter security and better tooling

If you’ve been thinking about spinning up a fresh Arch box, or you’re curious what changed under the hood, this release is a very nice jumping-on point.

Why Arch Still Ships Monthly ISOs in a Rolling World

Arch is famous for its β€œinstall once, update forever” model. Technically, you could install from a two-year-old image and just run:

sudo pacman -Syu

…but in practice, that’s painful:

  • Huge initial update downloads

  • Possible breakage jumping across many months of changes

  • Outdated installer tooling

That’s why the project publishes a monthly snapshot ISO: it rolls all current packages into a fresh image so you:

  • Start with a current kernel and userland

  • Spend less time updating right after install

  • Get the latest Archinstall baked in (or just a pacman -Sy archinstall away)

The 2025.11.01 ISO is exactly that: Arch as of early November 2025, ready to go.

What’s Inside the November 2025 ISO (2025.11.01)

The November snapshot doesn’t introduce new features by itself, it’s a frozen image of current Arch,Β but a few details are worth calling out:

  • Ships with a Linux 6.17.x kernel, including improved AMD/Intel GPU support and updated Btrfs bits.

  • Includes all the usual base packages plus current toolchains, drivers, and desktop stacks from the rolling repos.

  • The image is intended only for new installs; existing Arch systems should keep using pacman -Syu for upgrades.

You can download it from the official Arch Linux download page or via BitTorrent mirrors.

One small twist: the ISO itself still ships with Archinstall 3.0.11, but 3.0.12 was released the same day – so we’ll grab the newer version from the repos before running the installer.

Archinstall 3.0.12: What’s Actually New?

Archinstall has evolved from β€œnice experiment” to β€œpretty solid way to install Arch” if you don’t want to script everything yourself. Version 3.0.12 is a refinement release focused on stability, storage, and bootloader logic.

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