firefox 3 rc3 install

[Mike Adolf]

Phil Sexton wrote:
> Mike Adolf wrote:
>   
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I am having problems with Firefox as bundled with Ubuntu 8.04.  To fix I 
>> downloaded rc3, but can't figure how to install it.  I had expected a 
>> configure.sh file, but their is none.  After un-taring, the directory 
>> contains all the .so files and firefox binary.  I can run it locally 
>> from the directory.  When I did, it ask me to accept the license. I 
>> would like to have it installed in /usr and all the .so in the right 
>> place.  I would be great if apt-get could also recognize that it is 
>> installed. Maybe I need to build my own .deb file--I hope not! Any 
>> ideas?  BTW, rc3 seems to fix the downloading problems I was having with 
>> Ubuntu version.
>>     
>
> If you upgrade your system, you will get the new version, not a beta 
> release.  I suggest running Synaptic, hit Reload, Mark All Upgrades, 
> and Apply.
>
>   
I load all update when I am notified. I did a reload, mark and apply. 
Updates were made, but I did not notice any direct update to firefox.

Thanks for your help
Mike