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go to terminal and type
go to terminal and type


wget http://pv-mirror01.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.14/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-2.0.0.14.tar.gz
wget http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/3.1.9/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-3.1.9.tar.bz2

Note: 4/22/2010 - the address is correct, but the file is not correct;error 404
Note: 3/29/2011 - the file is corrected to most recent version. Previous versions are no longer available.


to install it type
to install it type


tar -xzf thunderbird-2.0.0.14.tar.gz
tar -xjf thunderbird-3.1.9.tar.bz2


it will install into
ther you go that esey!

it will install it in
/home/olpc/thunderbird
/home/olpc/thunderbird


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./thunderbird/thunderbird
./thunderbird/thunderbird
(just like firefox start)
(just like firefox start)


Thunderbird can also be installed and run from the [[GNOME]] desktop interface.

Latest revision as of 08:04, 30 March 2011

Thunderbird is mail from mozilla it is esay to install on the xo

go to terminal and type

wget http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/3.1.9/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-3.1.9.tar.bz2

Note: 4/22/2010 - the address is correct, but the file is not correct;error 404 Note: 3/29/2011 - the file is corrected to most recent version. Previous versions are no longer available.

to install it type

tar -xjf thunderbird-3.1.9.tar.bz2

it will install into

/home/olpc/thunderbird

to start it type

./thunderbird/thunderbird

(just like firefox start)


Thunderbird can also be installed and run from the GNOME desktop interface.