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[% rnote.name %]
These release notes describe system requirements, installation instructions,
and known issues for [% rnote.name %].
These notes are updated when we receive feedback, so please check back
for new information.
Warning! The SeaMonkey version
descibed on this page is an outdated testing-only preview of
the next generation of our Internet suite. Please test a
newer preview version instead of this one.
For daily use, we strongly advise you to download the
current stable release instead.
The SeaMonkey project provides official versions of [% rnote.name %] for
Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in US English and experimental language packs for
a small variety of other languages. Community volunteers are also contributing
builds for other platforms. You can download
[% rnote.name %] here.
System Requirements, Installation and Uninstallation
Before installing, make sure your computer meets the
system requirements.
[% rnote.name %] will offer to migrate your data from SeaMonkey 1.x
or Mozilla 1.x at the first start after installation.
You can find more details about installation, profile data and uninstallation
in our install and uninstall
document.
As this is a developer preview, install it in a different location and use a
different profile if you want to make sure it doesn't affect your existing
SeaMonkey 2.0 installation.
Extensions and Themes
Extensions installed under SeaMonkey 1.x are not migrated to SeaMonkey 2, and
may not be compatible for reinstalling in this version due to major changes in
our architecture. Please report any issues to the maintainer of the extension.
Extensions and Themes for [% rnote.name %] can be installed from the
SeaMonkey Add-Ons website
or the "Get Add-Ons" section in the Add-Ons manager.
Known Issues
This list covers some of the known problems with [% rnote.name %].
Please read this before reporting any new bugs.
This version may not run on PPC Mac computers. (Bug 564737)
It's currently unclear if 2.1 will be able to support PPC or not.
Messages composed in HTML mode add an extra space in the beginning when
sent in plain text. (Bug 564737)
Workaround: Compose plain-text messages in plain-text mode.
Troubleshooting
Some anti-virus software keeps detecting our installers as containing a
"Trojan" or "Downloader". This is a false positive and is some wrong
detection mechanism in the anti-virus software. The code in question is
actually from 7-Zip and decompresses the installer so that its contents can
run and install SeaMonkey. That technology is widely used and probably can
be used to compress bad as well as good software, but the 7-Zip code itself
is perfectly safe. Mozilla scans all our files routinely when putting them
on the FTP server and we assure you that our installers are as clean as the
official Firefox downloads that are scanned by the same mechanisms.
Poorly designed or incompatible extensions can cause problems with
SeaMonkey, including make it crash, slow down page display, etc.
If you encounter strange problems relating to parts of SeaMonkey no longer
working, the browser not starting, windows with strange or distorted
appearance, degraded performance, etc, you may be suffering from Extension
or Theme trouble.
Restart SeaMonkey in Safe Mode. On Windows, start using the "Safe Mode"
shortcut created in your Start menu or by running
seamonkey.exe -safe-mode. On Linux, start with
./seamonkey -safe-mode and on Mac OS X, run:
cd /Applications/SeaMonkey.app/Contents/MacOS/
./seamonkey-bin -safe-mode
When started in Safe Mode all extensions are disabled and the Default theme
is used. Disable the Extension/Theme that is causing trouble and then start
normally.
If you uninstall an extension that is installed with your user profile
(i.e. you installed it from a Web page) and then wish to install it for all
user profiles using the -install-global-extension command line flag, you
must restart SeaMonkey once to cleanse the profile extensions datasource of
traces of that extension before installing with the switch. If you do not do
this you may end up with a jammed entry in the Extensions list and will be
unable to install the extension globally.
If you encounter strange problems relating to bookmarks, downloads, window
placement, toolbars, history, or other settings, it is recommended that you
try creating a new profile and attempting to reproduce the problem before
filing bugs. Create a new profile by running SeaMonkey with the -P command
line argument, choose the "Manage Profiles" button and then choose "Create
Profile...". Migrate your settings files (Bookmarks, Saved Passwords, etc)
over one by one, checking each time to see if the problems resurface. If you
do find a particular profile data file is causing a problem, file a bug and
attach the file.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do to help?
We need help from developers and the testing community to provide as much
feedback as possible to make SeaMonkey even better. Please read these notes
and the bug
filing instructions before reporting any bugs to
Bugzilla. You can also give us
your feedback through this feedback
form.
Why haven't you responded to the mail I sent you?
Use the newsgroup.
The SeaMonkey team reads it regularly, and your email may have gotten lost.
Lots of people. See Help->About SeaMonkey, contributors for a
list of some of the people who have contributed to Mozilla and SeaMonkey.
Where's the [% rnote.name %] source code?
A tarball of the [% rnote.name %] source code is available at the
download page.
The latest development code can be obtained from the
source
repository.
SeaMonkey-specific source is in the "suite" directory. Please follow the
build
instructions.
Other Resources and Links
The following resources contain useful information about [% rnote.name %]: