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For installing latest testing version using apt-get, check Thunderbird 3.0 in Ubuntu...
Here is how to install the Thunderbird 3.0 official release...
1. Download
Download Thunderbird 3.0 setup from mozillamessaging.com.
Archive filename: thunderbird-3.0.tar.bz2.
Archive size: 11 MB.
Save archive to /tmp.
2. Extract and Test
Extract the archive
cd /tmp; tar xvjf thunderbird-3.0.tar.bz2
The files will be extracted to directory named
thunderbird.Test Thunderbird
cd thunderbird
./thunderbird
./thunderbird
Thunderbird will start...
3. Installing
Now install this version as the main Thunderbird installation.
cd /usr/lib
sudo mv /tmp/thunderbird thunderbird-3.5
cd ../bin
sudo ln -s -f ../lib/thunderbird-3.5/thunderbird thunderbird-3.5
sudo ln -s -f thunderbird-3.5 thunderbird
sudo mv /tmp/thunderbird thunderbird-3.5
cd ../bin
sudo ln -s -f ../lib/thunderbird-3.5/thunderbird thunderbird-3.5
sudo ln -s -f thunderbird-3.5 thunderbird
That will install thunderbird 3.0...
4. Using Existing Thunderbird Profile
CAUTION!!! When you run thunderbird for the first time, if it loads all your accounts and mails, then DON'T run this step...
For Thunderbird to use the existing profile...
$ mv ~/.thunderbird ~/thunderbird-profile-backup
$ ln -s ~/.thunderbird-3.0 ~/.thunderbird
$ ln -s ~/.thunderbird-3.0 ~/.thunderbird
Another method for installing Thunderbird is to use Ubuntuzilla. Check Install Latest Version of Firefox in Ubuntu...
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5 comments:
Thanks alot for this...was really stuck trying to install it. Don't know why they just don't make it a .deb file.
Hi, sorry for the ignorance, but I'm new at this... I succesfully instaled thunderbird 3.0 and I can run it if I go to /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.5 and then run it from there. But how can I add it to my menu where all the other apps are.
thanks!
Do not EVER put files into /usr/lib that are not managed by the package manager. The bad thing about Ubuntu, is that we can get so many totally clueless people giving advice like this article when they in fact don't know what they are talking about.
You need to put thunderbird into either /usr/local/lib, /opt/, or my personal preference, $HOME/.local/.
Please stop telling users to do stupid things...
@Anonymous:
You can run it just by typing thunderbird-3.5, no need to go to /usr/lib.
For adding to the Main Menu, go to System->Preferences->Main Menu...
@Anonymous:
About /usr/lib, if you place your apps in /usr/local/lib, how can you override the command?
Please enlighten me...
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