Thursday, October 25, 2012

How-to Install Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 on Snow-Linux 3 Crystal 64bit Gnome Easy Visual-Guide

This Short Guide Simply Show How-to Install the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 for Snow-Linux 3 Crystal Gnome 64bit Desktop.

The Same Procedure with only some Little changes will Work also on Other Snow-Linux Releases.

The Article Include the Basic ScreenShots to Make Easier the Whole Visualization of Steps Involved.
Thunderbird on SnowLinux


  1. Download Latest Thunderbird for Linux

    Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Find and Double-Click on the Archive

    Extract it Into the /tmp Directory.

    Debian Gnome3 Extract Thuderbird
  3. Open Terminal Window
    SnowLinux 3 Crystal Gnome Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Thunderbird:
    • Login as the SuperUser
      sudo su
    • Relocate Thunderbird
      mv /tmp/thunderbird /opt/

      Make a SymLink

      ln  -fs  /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird  /usr/bin/thunderbird
  5. To Start Thunderbird from Terminal
    thunderbird
  6. Create a Snow-Linux Gnome Thunderbird Launcher for Easy-Starting:

    SnowLinux3 Gnome How Launcher
  7. How-to Install Firefox Nightly on Snow Linux :

    Install Firefox Nightly for Snow-Linux
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