And, if you frequently use IE virtual machines, you can use the ievms[1] script to manage the downloads, expiration times, etc. Saves a ton of bandwidth and disk space over the modern.ie downloads, too (it uses the modern.ie images as base installs).
Edit: never mind, found answer here http://askubuntu.com/questions/190425/how-to-install-interne...
what a nightmare!!! It is simpler to just detect IE user and ask them to switch to ff or chrome.