Trying to install Thunderbird-2.0.0.21.tar.gz in Debian Lenny 5.0.0
Downloaded the Thunderbird file to my Home directory
Used terminal and cd to /home/ray66
Tar -zxvf thunderbird-2.0.0.21.tar.gz
All files extracted with the exception of thunderbird.exe
Cannot open thunderbird from a terminal or from system files
The thunderbird file is a shell script and also the mozilla file
The thunderbird release notes have no instructions on how to install thunderbird
How do I get thunderbird to install and run in this distro.
Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
Have you been to Add/Remove Programs ?? You can find Thunderbird there....
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
ram7lc wrote:Trying to install Thunderbird-2.0.0.21.tar.gz in Debian Lenny 5.0.0
Downloaded the Thunderbird file to my Home directory
Used terminal and cd to /home/ray66
Tar -zxvf thunderbird-2.0.0.21.tar.gz
All files extracted with the exception of thunderbird.exe
Cannot open thunderbird from a terminal or from system files
The thunderbird file is a shell script and also the mozilla file
The thunderbird release notes have no instructions on how to install thunderbird
How do I get thunderbird to install and run in this distro.
There is no thunderbird.exe because the .exe is Windows and not used on Linux.
Well you found the thunderbird script so all you basically need to do now is run Thunderbird as there is no install, make etc. Type in ./thunderbird or make a dektop/panel launcher/shortcut to the Thunderbird script.
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
James
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay but reinstalled thunderbird to assure I had a non-corrupted copy.
./thunderbird returns error this is a directory
/home/ray66/thunderbird/thunderbird does not open anything
I have tried all kinds of combinations of command with no success
Any further help will be appreciated.
Ray
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay but reinstalled thunderbird to assure I had a non-corrupted copy.
./thunderbird returns error this is a directory
/home/ray66/thunderbird/thunderbird does not open anything
I have tried all kinds of combinations of command with no success
Any further help will be appreciated.
Ray
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
Have you tried installing from the Add/Remove Programs menu ??
Read THIS..... http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ins ... x+on+Linux
It is written for Firefox, but applies to Thunderbird ......
Read THIS..... http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Ins ... x+on+Linux
It is written for Firefox, but applies to Thunderbird ......
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
ram7lc wrote:James
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay but reinstalled thunderbird to assure I had a non-corrupted copy.
./thunderbird returns error this is a directory
/home/ray66/thunderbird/thunderbird does not open anything
I have tried all kinds of combinations of command with no success
Any further help will be appreciated.
Ray
You were in the thunderbird program folder when you typed ./thunderbird ?
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Re: Install Thunderbird in Linux Debian
James
You were in the thunderbird program folder when you typed ./thunderbird ?
The answer to that question is simply NO!!
After doing that I finally got an error about a missing dependency libstdc++5
Found in synaptic and installed
Thunderbird now online and working
Thanks to you guys for the help
Ray
You were in the thunderbird program folder when you typed ./thunderbird ?
The answer to that question is simply NO!!
After doing that I finally got an error about a missing dependency libstdc++5
Found in synaptic and installed
Thunderbird now online and working
Thanks to you guys for the help
Ray