sudo yum install thunderbird works too.

Thanks, macles. I was having issues with adding gmail via imap on the yum package, but this worked first time. 2 questions, can the email count on the desktop (from acs=email in the old entry) be restored, or was that purely a feature of the old email prog? And if not, is there a method to run thunderbird without it taking up a slot on the taskbar (kind of like the windows minimise to system tray), or some other live email notifier program?

Gee Macles, you're really wonderfull!
Thank you very, very mucht for this beautifull site.
Would it be possible to post a manual to install Mozilla Sunbird 9.0 on my AAO.
I tried to use the manual for thunderbird, but replacing thunderbird-2.0.0.17 with sunbird-0.9 everywhere, but it don't work that way, I guess

Keep up this good work!

Thanks for the update. I used your method and now have the most current version with updates.Great work you're doing for those of us new to Linux!

Macles sad:
You can use Lightning instead, which installs Sunbird as an extension to Thunderbird.

Dear mackles:
Mozilla seems to have a problem: When I clic on the Linux-download link for Lightning, I get redirected to the windows-download.
And further they say on theyre site:
System requirements:
Linux kernel - 2.2.14 or higher with the following libraries or packages:
glibc 2.3.2 or higher
XFree86-3.3.6 or higher
gtk+2.0 or higher
fontconfig (also known as xft)
libstdc++5
(Many modern Linux distributions only package libstdc++6, which is incompatible with Lightning. Therefore please install the package "libstdc++5" or "compat-libstdc++" on your system before installing Lightning)

Especially the last requirement worries me.

Thanks Macles, immaculate install script as usually! One question: I could not find an option of add-on to import vCards....... :^(

Am I right? If so, Thunderbird would be pretty outdated.....

Followed the instructions twice, rebooted both times but no TB icon just the original Aspire mail

Any ideas?

Thanks

Hi, do have some problems installing thunderbird. I already downloaded and extracted the file. When i copied the first three line in the terminal, i keep getting these:
[user@localhost ~]$ sudo tar -zvxf thunderbird-2.0.0.17.tar.gz --directory /opt
tar: thunderbird-2.0.0.17.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
[user@localhost ~]$ sudo chown user -R /opt/thunderbird
chown: cannot access `/opt/thunderbird': No such file or directory
[user@localhost ~]$ sudo ln -fs /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/tb2

Please help. Thanks.

I am new to linux, having used Microsoft for the last 20 years.
I found your download instructions for Firefox and Thunderbird most helpful.
Being a PHP programmer, I really would like to install Gedit on my Acer Aspire One.
If you have instructions, or any resource links to help me, it would be great.

Thanks, Jack

Hi,
first off thanks for offering this guide, most helpful. I have had one problem however - the Thunderbird logo has sort of "merged" with my firefox logo and is unaccessable. If you can image the 3 icon upper left box, I have now got an amalgam of firefox and thunderbird, then the messenger and normal email logos. Any clues?
thanks in advance,

Macles you rock. I love my Aspire one. Your instructions for novices like me make my life easier -thank you.

I used the add remove software from the left click on the desktop systems>add/remove software to get thunderbird and it worked. It does not however have a nice icon in the communicate folder on the desktop. I did use the code you supplied to put an icon on the desktop but it doesent do any thing.

Is there a way of either getting that icon to point to my already configured thunderbird or shall i just stick to what I have (left clicking on the desktop then network>thunderbird to launch thunderbird.

How do I remove the Icon?

Help!

Ok so I thought id just suck it and see so i used the Macles method to download thunderbird and lo and behold all the settings and emails were there when i clicked on the desktop icon!

Macles you have given me confidence to really take Linus by the horns -thank you

Is it possible to put Nvu on and Acer Aspire One?

Nice post! Wondering if anyone has managed to remove the original email notifier... as it keeps flashing at me, although I've read the mail in Thunderbird.

Hi, your instructions are great, I have installed Firefox 3 via your instructions but on the thunderbird line (sudo tar -zvxf thunderbird-2.0.0.17.tar.gz --directory /opt) i get unexpected end and it terminates....could you help please
Thanks in advance

After I loaded Thunderbird (Thanks to the above instructions), I set the old email system to not check for mail ever 10 minutes.

thanks anonymous... no more flashing icon :)

What about those of us who have already installed Thunderbird via Package Manager? Can you use your instructions as they are, or do you need to uninstall the current version of Thunderbird?

Many thanks,
Alison

Thank you, I have successfully installed thunderbird and it is work correctly. However I have managed to install multiple desktop icons, I have searched various places on the web so as not to bother you with such a stupid error but I have had no luck. When I look in the config/xfce4/desktop/group-app.xml I see no sign of the icons listed with the other connect icons! any idea? Sorry in advance for being so dim and if you can help out that would be great.

Thanks to you I've got Firefox and Thunderbird integrated into the desktop. Any chance we can get a guide to add Pidgin or a similar messaging program? The built-in messenger program is really glitchy for me.

Hi, I'm trying to get the programme to install and I get to this point and get an error message.

[user@localhost ~]$ sudo tar -zvxf thunderbird-2.0.0.17.tar.gz --directory /opt
thunderbird/
thunderbird/removed-files
thunderbird/chrome/
thunderbird/chrome/installed-chrome.txt
thunderbird/chrome/en-GB.manifest
thunderbird/chrome/en-GB.jar
thunderbird/chrome/toolkit.jar
thunderbird/chrome/comm.manifest
thunderbird/chrome/comm.jar
thunderbird/chrome/toolkit.manifest
thunderbird/chrome/classic.jar
thunderbird/chrome/classic.manifest
thunderbird/chrome/pippki.manifest
thunderbird/chrome/pippki.jar
thunderbird/chrome/messenger.jar

gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
[user@localhost ~]$

Thx!Macles,

You made my day, great X-mas present.

Happy New Year

Is there a way to update Thunderbird if you installed through the package manager?

I just went with my instinct and uninstalled my Thunderbird using package manager, and used the above method to get the new Thunderbird, and it worked a treat. I should mention, there is a version 2.0.0.19...You can probably just substitute that in the code above, or do what I did, which was to install the 2.0.0.17 as above and then check for updates.

I can't get thunderbird on me disktop. When I write "dca add 10 "file='/usr/share/applications/tb.desktop'" I get this Error: Bash: dca: command not found" and I can't find Thunderbird on my Acer...

I wanted to try installing Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 instead and replaced the first two lines of the instructions with the following:

wget "http://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-3.0b1&os=linux&lang=en-US"
sudo tar -jvxf thunderbird-3.0b1.tar.bz2 --directory /opt

It works without problems on my AAO.

Hiya Macles,

First of all, many many thanks for your excellent "walkthroughs".

I'm in the middle of setting up an AA1 for someone who has no idea about pc's let alone Linux, so i'm trying to make things as simple as possible ie one click options rather than having to go looking for things.

I've managed to follow your directions regarding installing thunderbird and had success, have also managed to install the icon thanks to you. Now my question is: Is it possible to replace totally the default mail icon on the desktop with the thunderbird one or to move the default one so thunderbird is on the front page so to speak. Also when i open up preferred applications i can't for the life of me find thunderbird in there to set that as preferred email reader...what am i looking for exactly?

Regards
ugh

Hi Macles, Your walk through is just what I am looking for with a little exption. I have installed Thunderbird through the "Add/Remove software" program. Having installed Thunderbird I then copied my profile from my desktop (XP) over the Aspire One. All is well. But I too would like to replace the Aspire One mail client with the Thunderbird. I tried your walk through but I get errors which I expect is down to the way I installed the program. Can you help me (and others) who install programs through the standard method

I have managed in my dabbling with Thunderbird to get 2 icons on the desktop. Could you please provide me with the command for removing one of the icons?

I have about 200 contacts in single .vcf files currently in my Acer mail program that I'd like to import into Thunderbird. Any ideas?

export it per Acer Community Center and import it in Thunderbird afer installing it ;)

This is fabulous. I just started to work with my Aspire One on Fedora Linux and I find this very difficult. Your entries for both Firefox and Thunderbird copied and pasted into my system made my Aspire exactly how I want it. Thanks, I appreciate your effort.

Hi, same problem as stated above:
I can't get thunderbird on my desktop. When I write "dca add 10 "file='/usr/share/applications/tb.desktop'" I get this Error: Bash: dca: command not found" and I can't find Thunderbird on my Acer. am I doing something wrong?

Thanks so much for this. It worked a treat! As a complete linux novice I really appreciate your walk-throughs.

Regarding you comment about moving logos -

"You can just drag and drop the icons if you want to change the icon location."

I've tried this but it won't work.
Have you any ideas?

Ok, here's a horse of a different colour...


I installed thunderbird without fully understanding the program and now that I have it, I don't want it. I liked the onemail just fine. Now that I have thunderbird, my onemail and messenger service have been disabled.

I've tried various remove commands in terminal and tried to remove the package.....nothing seems to work! I just want to get rid of this thunderbird. Any other ideas?

Hello Macles - and thanks for all the assistance you have given!

My wife's AA1 had a power failure and Tbird has lost whatever link it has to the mail files previously set up - it wants to start over setting up accounts, etc, even though the data is all still on the AA1.

Can you tell me which file(s) need amending to point to the already existing directory?

The version of Thunderbird is 2.0.0.6.

Thanks in advance.

Frank

I have used TB for years and love it. However, on my Aspire One, the "New Card" window is too big for the screen so the stuff at the bottom doesn't show up (like the buttons). Changing fonts in TB didn't help nor did changing the fonts in XFCE. any thoughts on this?

It worked like a charm also with an absolute beginner with Linux like I am.
Thanks a million, Macles, you're great !

Greetings from Italy

Bizio

Help! All your tweaks I've tried have worked except Thunderbird.
Program is installed and accessible via Xterm menu. Tried to add the Icon (managed to add two!) but they don't find the program. Think I did things in the wrong order. How can I remove the Icons and the program and start over

Robin