I dunno why I didn’t think to do this earlier… Step-by-step instructions to install Firefox 1.5.0.1 in Ubuntu
Installing Firefox from mozilla.com
For some reason, the mozilla.com build of Firefox is significantly faster than the default Ubuntu one. Firefox 1.5 is even faster, and has many new features. These instructions lead you through installing Firefox 1.5 final, but should also work for 1.0.7 or any other version.
The install is painless, and Mozilla’s Firefox 1.5 is amazingly faster than Ubuntu’s 1.0.7.
