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Firefox 3.6 (currently beta) includes Ctrl + Tab quick tab previews and Ctrl + Shift + Tab for tab previews with search, but this new feature is not enabled by default.

To enable Ctrl + Tab and Ctrl + Shift + Tab enhancements in Firefox 3.6, type about:config in the url bar, search for:

browser.ctrlTab.previews

and toggle it to TRUE.

Here is how the Ctrl + Tab looks like:

firefox 3.6 ctrl tab

And Ctrl + Shift + Tab:




If you don't know how to install Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Linux, a guide can be found HERE.