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Just updated Ubuntu 10.04. Udated to Firefox 5. Has error.

Asked by michael

Updated Ubuntu 10.04. Now I have Firefox 5. Have error: E: /var/cache/apt/archives/ubufox_0.9.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfn3_all.deb: trying to overwrite '/etc/xul-ext/ubufox.js', which is also in package xul-ext-ubufox 0
Put error in Launchpad question box, it had no answer. Went to Firefox support, said that the question (the error) had never been asked before. Googled the error. Only remarks were from 2006. Said it was not important. Firefox 5 did not exist in 2006. If anyone can explain this error, please do. Thank You

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#1

This error prevents ubufox from updating.

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Michael Basse (michael-alpha-unix) said : 		#2

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/ubufox_0.9.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfn3_all.deb

and then use this ppa* to install ff5

http://pad.lv/ppa/mozillateam/firefox-stable/

*A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas -

WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk.

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Mauricio Fernández Vitri (tauro-kpo) said : 		#3

I'm experiencing the same problem that Michael said, What do I have to do to solve this? I already added the firefox-stable ppa to sources.list, but ubufox keeps showing up as an update.

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#4

From Firefox help.https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/839390#answer-204498
sudo apt-get purge xul-ext-ubufox
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
This fixed the problem
Thank you Michael Basse for your answer.
Mauricio Fernandez Vitri the two sudo lines should fix the problem.

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Mauricio Fernández Vitri (tauro-kpo) said : 		#5

Thanks michael, with "sudo apt-get purge xul-ext-ubufox" was enough.