This Short Guide Simply Show How-to Install/Update the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 on Linux Mint 13 Maya Xfce 64bit Desktop.
The Linux Mint 13 Maya Repositories Depends from the Ubuntu Precise Ones that at This Time as Latest Thunderbird Release are Serving the Thunderbird 14.
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 as Latest Thunderbird Release are Serving the Thunderbird 14.
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 Latest Thunderbird for Linux
Thunderbird 17.0.6 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 already Existing Thunderbird Launcher...
- Login as the SuperUser
Create a Linux Mint Application Launcher:
Mint-Xfce How Launcher
How-to Install Firefox Nightly on Linux Mint:
Firefox-Nightly for Linux Mint
