package firefox-branding None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-branding.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox-3.5-branding

[Jon Troiano]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

System:
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS
Release: 8.04

Package:
firefox:
  Installed: 3.5.8~hg20100113r26721+nobinonly-0ubuntu2~umd1~hardy
  Candidate: 3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2
  Version table:
     3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2 0
        500 http://ubuntu-mirror hardy-updates/main Packages
        500 http://ubuntu-mirror hardy-security/main Packages
 *** 3.5.8~hg20100113r26721+nobinonly-0ubuntu2~umd1~hardy 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ubuntu-mirror hardy/main Packages

I expected it to update. Instead, I received the following error:

Unpacking firefox-branding (from .../firefox-branding_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-branding_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox-3.5-branding
Preparing to replace firefox 3.5.8~hg20100113r26721+nobinonly-0ubuntu2~umd1~hardy (using .../firefox_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/firefox-addons/searchplugins/en-US/amazondotcom.xml', which is also in package firefox-3.5
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-branding_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 31 12:58:06 2010
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Log started: 2010-08-31 12:57:54
 (Reading database ... 223388 files and directories currently installed.)
 Unpacking firefox-branding (from .../firefox-branding_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-branding_3.6.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox-3.5-branding
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox-3.5-branding
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-branding None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-branding.list]
PackageArchitecture: amd64
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Title: package firefox-branding None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-branding.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox-3.5-branding
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-28-server x86_64

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported