Friday, November 23, 2012

How-to Install Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 64bit on Debian 6 Squeeze Amd64 Xfce Linux Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

This Short Guide Simply and Exactly Show How-to Install the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 for Linux Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce 64bit Desktop.

With this Installation you System will Plug-In the Latest Thunderbird Release Channel and After your Thunderbird Will Follow to Be Automcatically Updated to the Newest Thunderbird Stable Release.

 

The Same Procedure with only some Little changes will Work also on Debian 5 Lenny and 7 Wheezy.

The Guide Include the Basic Screenshots of Process to Make the Visualization Easier.

Is Important you Take the Time to Carefully Reading and Following the Instructions Contained in this Guide.
Thunderbird on Debian


  1. Download Latest Thunderbird for Linux

    Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive to Extract Install Mozilla Thunderbird on Debian Xfce Extraction

    Naming as thunderbird because Xfce Extractor Automatically Send the Output Into a Folder.

    Install Mozilla Thunderbird on Debian Xfce Extraction - Naming
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Debian Xfce Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Thunderbird Latest

    Login as SuperUser

    su

    Move Thunderbird

    mv /tmp/thunderbird/thunderbird /opt

    Make a Thunderbird Symlink for Easy-Starting

    ln -s /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
    Next you Can Start Thunderbird from Terminal with
    thunderbird
  5. Create a Thunderbird Launcher for Easy&Quick Starting:

    How Launcher for Debian Lxde
  6. How-to Install Firefox Latest on Linux Debian:

    Install Firefox Latest for Debian
How-to Install Thunderbird Latest on Debian Wheezy