Friday, April 26, 2013

How-to Install Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 32bit on Pear Linux 6 Gnome3 i686 Easy Visual-Guide

This Short Guide will Show U Simply How-to Install the Latest Thunderbird 17.0.6 x86 for Pear Linux 6 Gnome3 32bit Desktop.

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

The Article Include the Basic ScreenShots to Make Easier the Whole Visualization on Steps Involved.
How-to Install Thunderbird Last on Debian Wheezy


  1. Download Thunderbird 17.0.6 32bit

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

    Debian Gnome Extract Thuderbird
  3. Open a Terminal Window

    LaunchPad >> Terminal

    Pear-Linux 6 Open Terminal

  4. Relocate Thunderbird:
    • Login as the SuperUser
      su
    • Move Thunderbird to Location
      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:

    Gnome3 Menu How Launcher
How-to Install Thunderbird Latest on Debian Wheezy

How-to Install Firefox Nightly on PearLinux/PearOS:

Install Firefox Nightly for Pear