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# Click on the test build link that is provided, choose the download file for the operating system you are using (e.g. ….mac.dmg for an Apple system). Install (e.g. by clicking on the .dmg file and following the instructions).
# Click on the test build link that is provided, choose the download file for the operating system you are using (e.g. ….mac.dmg for an Apple system). Install (e.g. by clicking on the .dmg file and following the instructions).
# Restore the default certificate settings as described here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA:UserCertDB#How_To_Restore_Default_Root_Certificate_Settings
# It is very important to ensure that you test using a fresh profile in order to make sure you really seeing the trust bits provided by the test build, rather than the trust settings that you had set manually in an application profile. For more information about using a separate profile for testing, refer to the knowledge base articles: [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles Profile Manager] and [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows Creating a new Firefox profile.]
#* It is very important to ensure that you test using a fresh profile in order to make sure you really seeing the trust bits provided by the test build, rather than the trust settings that you had set manually in an application profile. For more information about using a separate profile for testing, refer to the knowledge base articles: [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles Profile Manager] and [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows Creating a new Firefox profile.]
#* Using a fresh profile is the best way to test, but you can also restore the default certificate settings as described here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA:UserCertDB#How_To_Restore_Default_Root_Certificate_Settings
# When you restart Firefox, be sure to use the test build that you just downloaded and installed. It will have a different name, like "Nightly" or such.
# When you restart Firefox, be sure to use the test build that you just downloaded and installed. It will have a different name, like "Nightly" or such.
#* If you are running Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, or later, you will need to [https://it.uoregon.edu/fix-security-settings change the Gatekeeper settings] to allow 3rd party apps to be run.
#* If you are running Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, or later, you will need to [https://it.uoregon.edu/fix-security-settings change the Gatekeeper settings] to allow 3rd party apps to be run.
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