package firefox-3.0 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: error creating directory `./usr/lib/firefox-3.0.5/components': No such file or directory

[Luke]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Initially, firefox simply died. Attempted full reinstall by running sudo apt-get purge firefox and then removing /usr/lib/firefox and associated directories. After having done that, attempted to download all firefox associated packages via synaptic, installation failed.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: error creating directory `./usr/lib/firefox-3.0.5/components': No such file or directory
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Title: package firefox-3.0 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: error creating directory `./usr/lib/firefox-3.0.5/components': No such file or directory
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is no more a supported version