I am able to reproduce both this bug & bug #539853 in an up-to-date Lucid install.
$ uname -a Linux mitch-lucid 2.6.32-16-generic #25-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 9 16:33:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo apt-cache policy thunderbird thunderbird: Installed: 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ sudo apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu6 Version table: *** 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
I am able to reproduce both this bug & bug #539853 in an up-to-date Lucid install.
$ uname -a
Linux mitch-lucid 2.6.32-16-generic #25-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 9 16:33:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
$ sudo apt-cache policy thunderbird -0ubuntu1 -0ubuntu1 -0ubuntu1 0 au.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages dpkg/status
thunderbird:
Installed: 3.0.3+nobinonly
Candidate: 3.0.3+nobinonly
Version table:
*** 3.0.3+nobinonly
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
$ sudo apt-cache policy firefox 0ubuntu6 0ubuntu6 0ubuntu6 0 au.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages dpkg/status
firefox:
Installed: 3.6+nobinonly-
Candidate: 3.6+nobinonly-
Version table:
*** 3.6+nobinonly-
500 http://
100 /var/lib/