Why do I get this error message /opt/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: 399: /opt/firefox/firefox-bin: not found

kubuntu 10.04
firefox 10.0.2
I downloaded and installed firefox 10.0.2 but when I...
1. click the desktop icon nothing happens.
2. use terminal mode and type firefox I get the following error message:
/opt/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: 399: /opt/firefox/firefox-bin: not found
How do I fix this?

In short, I used kpackagekit to uninstall firefox. Then used synaptic to uninstall firefox. After that I manually scanned the computer for residual DIRs. In the end, I noticed that I still had 3 DIRs containing firefox: /opt/firefox, /usr/lib/firefox-10.0.1, /usr/lib64/firefox-10.0.1
So removing firefox didn't work as expected.
As it turns out, the copy of firefox residing in /opt/firefox is v3.5.3, but I have a current version in /usr/lib and /usrlib64. For some reason the, new install didn't replace the copy in /opt/firefox and the /usr/bin scripts firefox and run-mozilla.sh point to /opt/firefox.
So when I use terminal mode and type firefox I get the cited error message. When I use my desktop icon it hangs.
My remedy for this was to due the following:
1. track down the location of the desktop icon: /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
2. edit the file: sudo pico /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
3. modify entry to: EXEC=/usr/lib/firefox-10.0.1 /firefox.sh u% ( save and exit)
4. modify terminal command: firefox
5. track down the location of the firefox command: /usr/bin/firefox and /usr/bin/
firefox.ubuntu
6. remove symbolic link: rm /usr/bin/firefox
7. remove symbolic link: rm /usr/bin/firefox
8. create new symbolic link: ln -sT /usr/lib/firefox-10.0.1/firefox.sh firefox
9. create new symbolic link: ln -sT /usr/lib/firefox-10.0.1/firefox.sh firefox.ubuntu
Everything works now as it should.
I believe the cause of this problem was related to the fact that the mozilla-team made a change to the location of their upgrade/update libraries which affected the entries in the file: /etc/apt/sources.list. When the ppa library location changed, my kubuntu version 10.04 didn't make this change and residual copies of firefox were left behind and DIRs /usr/bin and /opt/firefox were not modified.
Perhaps my experience will help others that tread this path.
Maybe somebody can explain to me why we need 3 DIRs for firefox: /opt/fire ; /usr/lib ; /usr/lib64

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