Comment 3 for bug 335770

Same issue here, Ubuntu

dpkg -l | grep firefox
ii firefox 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 meta package for the popular mozilla web bro
ii firefox-3.0 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 safe and easy web browser from Mozilla
ii firefox-3.0-branding 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 Package that ships the firefox branding
ii firefox-3.0-gnome-support 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 Support for Gnome in Mozilla Firefox
ii firefox-gnome-support 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 meta package pointing to the latest gnome-su

Tried changing the When firefox starts option but the "Your browser has been updated and needs to be restarted" message still keeps coming up. Permission are fine on my profile directory

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Steve