I just had this problem with the current update in Intrepid. I hit the 'x' button and it still appeared on all my other tabs. Then I went back to the original tab I closed it in and it reappeared!
$ lsb_release -a && apt-cache policy firefox No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) Release: 8.10 Codename: intrepid firefox: Installed: 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- firefox (intrepid): "your browser has been updated and needs to be restarted" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270303 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs