How to install Thunderbird 3 (tar.bz2)

How to install Thunderbird 3 (tar.bz2)

Shredder was the pre-release of Thunderbird.

Download the .tar.bz2 file from

Mozilla Messaging: Thunderbird 3

1 - Extract the .tar.bz2 file

2 - Enter gksudo nautilus in terminal

3 - Go to the folder /opt

4 - Copy & paste the Thunderbird file that you extracted to /opt

5 - Enter these commands into Terminal

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sudo -i

Enter your password if asked.

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cd /opt

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chown -R username filename

Obviously the username refers to you, and the filename to the file

6 - Go to System > Preferences > Main Menu

7 - In Main Menu, click on New Item

8 - In the Name field enter Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News

9 - In the Command field enter /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird

10 - In the Comment field enter Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News