This Short Guide Simply Show How-to Install/Update the Latest Thunderbird 17 x86_64 on Linux Mint 13 Maya Cinnamon 64bit.
The Linux Mint 13 Maya Repositories Depends from the Ubuntu Precise Ones that at This Time Presents the Thunderbird 14 as the Newest Release.
Linux Mint 13 is Already Equiped of a Thunderbird 12 Release by Default So After Updating the Symlink you Can Follow to Start Thunderbird by the Existing Desktop Launcher...
The Same Procedure with only some Little changes will Work also on Other Mint 13 Desktop Releases.
The Article Include the Basic ScreenShots to Make Easier the Whole Visualization on Steps Involved.
The Linux Mint 13 Maya Repositories Depends from the Ubuntu Precise Ones that at This Time Presents the Thunderbird 14 as the Newest Release.
Linux Mint 13 is Already Equiped of a Thunderbird 12 Release by Default So After Updating the Symlink you Can Follow to Start Thunderbird by the Existing Desktop Launcher...
The Same Procedure with only some Little changes will Work also on Other Mint 13 Desktop Releases.
The Article Include the Basic ScreenShots to Make Easier the Whole Visualization on Steps Involved.
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Download Thunderbird 17 64bit
Thunderbird17 x86_64 tar.bz2 - Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
- 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
After you Should Start Thunderbird also from Existing Thunderbird Launcher...
- Login as the SuperUser
Create a Linux Mint Application Launcher:
Cinnamon App Launcher How-to
Howto Install Firefox Nightly on Linux:
Firefox Nightly on Linux Distros
