Installing Thunderbird 17.0.8 on Ubuntu 12.04

Installing Thunderbird 17

Use CTRL + ALT + T from the desktop to open terminal and add the Thunderbird repository under Ubuntu 12.10/12.04, Xubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 14/13.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

Next, update the system software packages using update command.

$ sudo apt-get update

Once you’ve updated the system, install it using the following command.

$ sudo apt-get install thunderbird

Hi!

You can check what versions you have in your cache by using:

apt-cache show thunderbird

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Then install an older version by using:

sudo apt-get install 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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If you need another version than available in the cache, use a deb-file!

Regards, Tobias

Thanks Tobias.  As it turns out this install is not in the cache.  How do I obtain a deb file and install it?

@tuanbo91 - How do I install the software after downloading it?

If you download the bz files provided above, no need to install. Just bunzip then untar the archive and run. I tried locating 17.0.8 as a deb file, and cannot seem to find. You can find 17.0.5 from http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/lucid/universe/updates/thunderbird.

Thanks. Need some clarification on bunzip then untar then run.

Thanks, however I need the 17.0.8 version, not 17.0.5.

wget "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-17.0.8&os=linux&lang=fr"

Will this automatically install on Ununtu 12.04?

It is historical version.
It's only use is some testing.
So:
mkdir -p /opt/old/tb17
cd /opt/old/tb17
tar xf ~/Telechargements/thunder*bz2
thunderbird/thunderbird &

And it is no longer supported...
https://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/img/esr/tb-esr-plan.png

@gheist - how do i try to run thunderbird after following your instructions?

Do you have a thunderbird folder in /opt/old/tb17 ? Then try:

/opt/old/tb17/thunderbird/thunderbird &

Or if thunderbird is directly in the tb17 folder:

/opt/old/tb17/thunderbird &

Cannot execute binary file

There is a single executable file in opt old tb17 thunderbird

Can you post the error?

wget "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=thunderbird-17.0.8&os=linux&lang=fr"
tar xvjpf -C /opt thunderbird-17.0.8.tar.bz2
ln -s /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
thunderbird

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I didn't want to download the french version but english

I did a wget of the en-US version.

After the command:  tar xvjpf -C /opt thunderbird-17.0.8.tar.bz2
It says tar (child): -C:  Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child):  Error is not recoverable; exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar:  Error is not recoverable: exiting now

if the directory not exist you can create it -

mkdir /opt

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There is a directory called opt already.

You need to be in the same directory as the tar file.

I am in the same directory as the tar file, which is in the Downloads folder.

Can you post the following command -

ls -lah <thunderbird tar file>
tar xvjpf -C /opt <thunderbird tar file>

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1.
-rw-------1 myusername myusername 25M Jan 4 22:09 thunderbird-17.0.8.tar.bz2

2.
tar (child): -C:  Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child):  Error is not recoverable; exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar:  Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Ok, that worked, however:
After I do the following steps:

ln -s /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
thunderbird

I get the following message:
/usr/bin/thunderbird:  cannot execute binary file

Are you root? Is there a file exist call /usr/bin/thunderbird?

ls -lah /usr/bin/thunderbird

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lrwxrwrwx 1 root root 28 Jan 4 22:59 /usr/bin/thunderbird -> /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird

1. Linux myname-xxxxx 3.2.0-58-generic-pae #yz Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 18:00:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

2.
[1] 2328
myname@myname-xxxxx:~$ bash: /usr/bin/thunderbird: cannot execute binary file

Sounds like there is architecture mismatch. Please provide output -

$ file /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird
/opt/thunderbird/thunderbird: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped

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I deleted the downloads and folders and redownloaded a different architecture.  I got it working.  Now, how do I get it to have a visible link so that I don't have to type in thunderbird at the Terminal?

Do this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2078891

You can use launcher to create shortcut -

apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

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Type: Application
Name: thunderbird
Command: thunderbird
Comment: thunderbird17

Or this: https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/create-launcher/

When I type the command:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

It gives this message:
Unknown option  -/Desktop/

It's not:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

It's:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~ Desktop --create-new