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Question #79010 on firefox-3.5 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+question/79010

    Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
This is probably the most common question on here but I am happy to fill
you in:

Firefox 3.5 is a seperate app in Jaunty and NOT an upgrade od 3.0.11.
You now have 2 firefoxes installed. You can run:

sudo apt-get --purge remove firefox; sudo apt-get --purge autoremove

You now only have 3.5 installed, however the program that all your apps
are linking to are looking for /usr/bin/firefox to run when you click
links so you will need to run:

sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox_old; sudo ln -s
/usr/bin/firefox-3.5 /usr/bin/firefox

which will put the app back but its really a link to 3.5, ln -s  makes a
symbolic link

3.5 is only an upgrade in Karmic which is out in Octobe but in Jaunty,
Hardy and Intrepid it is a seperate app.

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