Thursday, October 25, 2012

How-to Install Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86 on Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 32bit Easy Visual-Guide

This Short Guide Simply Show How-to Install the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86 on Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 i386 Desktop.

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

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


  1. Download Latest Thunderbird for Linux

    Thunderbird 17.0.6 i686 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract it Into the /tmp Directory.

    Gnome Extract Thuderbird
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Gnome3  Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Thunderbird:
    • Login as the SuperUser
      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 Desktop Launcher for Thunderbird Easy-Starting:

    Sabayon Gnome3 How Launcher
  7. How-to Install Firefox Nightly on Linux Sabayon:

    Install Firefox Nightly for Sabayon
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