Thursday, October 4, 2012

How-to Install Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 on Linux CentOS 6.3 Gnome 64bit Easy Visual-Guide

This Short Guide Simply Show How-to Install the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 64bit for Linux CentOS 6.3-6.4 Gnome x86_64 Desktop.

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

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


  1. Download Thunderbird 17.0.6 64bit

    Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract it Into the /tmp Directory.

    Gnome Extract Thuderbird
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux CentOS 6 KDE Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Thunderbird:
    • Login as the SuperUser
      su
    • Relocate Thunderbird
      mv /tmp/thunderbird /opt/

      Eventually Make a SymLink

      ln  -fs  /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird  /usr/bin/thunderbird
  5. To Start Thunderbird from Terminal
    thunderbird
  6. Create a Thunderbird Launcher:

    CentOS KDE4 Launcher
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