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Introduction
When a new version of Thunderbird comes out, there is some delay until it can be downloaded and run. This page will explain how to install Thunderbird as soon as possible. Currently, all supported and development versions of Ubuntu provide only Thunderbird 2.0. There are plans to support Thunderbird 3.X in Lucid Lynx 10.04.
Thunderbird 3.0.X Installation
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This section explains how to install packages that have not been fully tested. If you encounter bugs, please file against the thunderbird package and tag PPA. |
You can track the progress of Thunderbird 3.0 integration with Ubuntu using this bug report.
Daily updates
Medium difficulty, low safety: daily packages have not undergone any quality assurance. Daily packages are sometimes very safe, and sometimes don't work at all. Users of recent Ubuntu releases can get the latest development version of Thunderbird from the semi-official ubuntu-mozilla-daily archive. This archive holds updates to the Mozilla suite (including Thunderbird) that are under active development - for example, unreleased build of Thunderbird 3.0 and development build Thunderbird 3.1 were available at the time of writing. Although these packages will work well most of the time, you should expect crashes and other problems. To get packages that are only half-finished:
- Go to the ubuntu-mozilla-daily personal package archive.
- Karmic 9.10 or later: Add ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa to your system's Software Sources.
- Jaunty 9.04 or earlier: Follow the official instructions on how to use software from a PPA.
- Install the package for the new version of Thunderbird (e.g. this was thunderbird-3.0 at the time of writing)
- A snapshot of a recent development version will be available immediately
- Report|any bugs that you experience
Installing from the Mozilla website
Medium difficulty, medium safety
Sharing the same Thunderbird profile between different versions of Thunderbird (e.g., 2.0 and 3.0) may cause problems. As long as you avoid sharing a profile between versions (something which applies to the above method, as well), Mozilla builds are safe to use, since they have undergone extensive QA prior to release.
An easy way of installing a Mozilla build is to use the Ubuntuzilla project repository. Ubuntuzilla is for ordinary users that want to use the latest Mozilla builds of Mozilla software.
The Ubuntuzilla project's repository contains .deb repacks of the unmodified official Mozilla builds of Firefox, Thunderbird, and !SeaMonkey. Just add the repository to your sources, and you'll be kept up to date on the latest Mozilla releases through the package manager.
See the Ubuntuzilla website for details and usage instructions.
Notes
- All extensions are compatible with version 2.0. Nearly all extensions are compatible with 3.0.X version. Some extensions work well with 32-bit, but have problems with 64-bit version of 3.0.X. Most extensions are not compatible with version 3.1.
- Lightning 0.9 works only with Thunderbird 2.0.
- Thunderbird 3.0 requires Lightning version greater than 1.0. More info here.
- You may be able to use extensions marked as incompatible using the Nightly Tester Tools extension.
- This is loosely based on/inspired by the FirefoxNewVersion !HowTo
Troubleshooting
New Account Setup Wizard comes up
It seems that some people are having problems with the "New Account Setup Wizard" coming up when it is not supposed to. The workaround that people have found is to rename the .thunderbird folder, re-setup your account and then copy back your mail. Here's how:
- Go to your home folder in the File Manager.
- Click "View->Show Hidden Files"
- Find the ".thunderbird" folder and rename it to something like ".thunderbird-backup".
- Watch out for .thunderbird-3.0 folder which was created by development builds of Thunderbird 3.0. Delete or update it as necessary.
- Try re-running Thunderbird and reset up your account and see if things work.
- You can copy back mail from your .thunderbird-backup folder into your .thunderbird folder.
"(QFA)Talkback error: Can't initialize." error
I'm pretty sure it is safe to just ignore this error.
"Failed to connect to server mail.xxx.com"
This problem affects users of 32-bit Thunderbird and Firefox on 64-bit systems. Go to the detailed config editor (edit -> preferences -> advanced -> general -> config editor button), and set "network.dns.disableIPv6" to true.
Further Reading
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Thunderbird (Development information and Roadmap)
- Nightly Thunderbird Builds
Still having problems?
Post your questions in : the Ubuntu Forums and we will try to help you.
