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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

New download, firefox 5 error, Ubuntu 10.04. 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

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yellupcm
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Downloaded Ubuntu 10.04 updates today. I now have Firefox 5. I am getting 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 The error stops ubufox from updating.

Downloaded Ubuntu 10.04 updates today. I now have Firefox 5. I am getting 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 The error stops ubufox from updating.

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margath
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the solution can be found here, in the update t the bottom of the news link...

Firefox 5 Ubuntu for Beginners link

(TL;DR: sudo apt-get purge xul-ext-ubufox )

dw87
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I also had this issue. After sudo apt-get purge xul-ext-ubufox I was still not able to update via update manager. I had to do a sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I'm good to go.

Running 10.04 Lucid Lynx.