How to try out Thunderbird 60?
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What is the recommended way of trying out the new Thunderbird 60 release on Ubuntu 18.04? I see several options:
- simply download the prebuilt package from https://www.thunderbird.net/. Will it use my existing profile or does it expect some other path?
- install some PPA (which one?)
- install some snap or flatpak version (how to get my existing profile into it?)
- something else?
However, I would like to use my existing profile for testing, so I won't have to recreate the whole configuration. In addition I would like to be able to easily revert in case it does not work for me. Of course I will backup my profile before, just thought I should mention this.
Best would be if I could switch easily between the two versions for some time.
18.04 ppa thunderbird snap
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What is the recommended way of trying out the new Thunderbird 60 release on Ubuntu 18.04? I see several options:
- simply download the prebuilt package from https://www.thunderbird.net/. Will it use my existing profile or does it expect some other path?
- install some PPA (which one?)
- install some snap or flatpak version (how to get my existing profile into it?)
- something else?
However, I would like to use my existing profile for testing, so I won't have to recreate the whole configuration. In addition I would like to be able to easily revert in case it does not work for me. Of course I will backup my profile before, just thought I should mention this.
Best would be if I could switch easily between the two versions for some time.
18.04 ppa thunderbird snap
asked Aug 7 at 14:28
Sebastian Stark
4,788938
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
favorite
up vote
6
down vote
favorite
What is the recommended way of trying out the new Thunderbird 60 release on Ubuntu 18.04? I see several options:
- simply download the prebuilt package from https://www.thunderbird.net/. Will it use my existing profile or does it expect some other path?
- install some PPA (which one?)
- install some snap or flatpak version (how to get my existing profile into it?)
- something else?
However, I would like to use my existing profile for testing, so I won't have to recreate the whole configuration. In addition I would like to be able to easily revert in case it does not work for me. Of course I will backup my profile before, just thought I should mention this.
Best would be if I could switch easily between the two versions for some time.
18.04 ppa thunderbird snap
asked Aug 7 at 14:28
Sebastian Stark
4,788938
What is the recommended way of trying out the new Thunderbird 60 release on Ubuntu 18.04? I see several options:
- simply download the prebuilt package from https://www.thunderbird.net/. Will it use my existing profile or does it expect some other path?
- install some PPA (which one?)
- install some snap or flatpak version (how to get my existing profile into it?)
- something else?
However, I would like to use my existing profile for testing, so I won't have to recreate the whole configuration. In addition I would like to be able to easily revert in case it does not work for me. Of course I will backup my profile before, just thought I should mention this.
Best would be if I could switch easily between the two versions for some time.
18.04 ppa thunderbird snap
18.04 ppa thunderbird snap
asked Aug 7 at 14:28
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You can just download the newest version here https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/
Unpack it to a folder and click on executable "thunderbird". For me it found my profile automatically and I was able to have a look at the new version.
My old installation is not affected in anyway.
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
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Thunderbird 60 is now available in the snap store https://snapcraft.io/thunderbird
It's still flagged as edge so you need to issue the following command to install it:
sudo snap install thunderbird --edge
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
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Also, if you want your launcher to launch thunderbird 60 instead of 52, you will need to change the launcher path from thunderbird %u to wherever you saved it. In my case I saved it in ~/.local/share/ so my overall path was /home/username/.local/share/thunderbird/thunderbird
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
Find Exec=thunderbird %u and change to Exec=/whereyousavedit/thunderbird %u
Then it will work perfectly. I'm assuming I will need to undo this once thunderbird 60 comes out in the repo, but this works for now.
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
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answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a.desktopsince it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktopand make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be/usr/local,/optor~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…
– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
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0
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The best option still is to download Thunderbird debian package from here: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/thunderbird/download
So you still be able to remove it at any time or upgrade with Ubuntu package when it will be available.
Snap is crap. Don't use it.
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
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0
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You can install it from the official PPA maintained by the Mozilla Team (you don't need to remove the currently-installed version of Thunderbird).
To upgrade currently installed package:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt upgrade
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
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answered Sep 17 at 17:45
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5 Answers
5
active
oldest
votes
5 Answers
5
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
You can just download the newest version here https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/
Unpack it to a folder and click on executable "thunderbird". For me it found my profile automatically and I was able to have a look at the new version.
My old installation is not affected in anyway.
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
You can just download the newest version here https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/
Unpack it to a folder and click on executable "thunderbird". For me it found my profile automatically and I was able to have a look at the new version.
My old installation is not affected in anyway.
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
You can just download the newest version here https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/
Unpack it to a folder and click on executable "thunderbird". For me it found my profile automatically and I was able to have a look at the new version.
My old installation is not affected in anyway.
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
You can just download the newest version here https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/
Unpack it to a folder and click on executable "thunderbird". For me it found my profile automatically and I was able to have a look at the new version.
My old installation is not affected in anyway.
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
answered Aug 7 at 16:38
sleepyhead
562
562
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
add a comment |
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
Yeah, but this method won't automatically update or upgrade... Of course, that wouldn't actually be a problem if Canonical actually offered the Thunderbird 60 upgrade in Ubuntu - but we all know how obsessed with outdated software Canonical is.
– Gregory Opera
Sep 5 at 8:24
2
2
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
@GregoryOpera comments ideally relate to improving answers, so this is a bit off topic. That said, the development release of Ubuntu is essentially synced with Debian Sid/unstable which has 60 in it. You can see from merges.ubuntu.com/t/thunderbird that the automatic merge failed and needs some manual work. You may want to read wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging to better understand how things work.
– wxl
Sep 6 at 17:06
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Thunderbird 60 is now available in the snap store https://snapcraft.io/thunderbird
It's still flagged as edge so you need to issue the following command to install it:
sudo snap install thunderbird --edge
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Thunderbird 60 is now available in the snap store https://snapcraft.io/thunderbird
It's still flagged as edge so you need to issue the following command to install it:
sudo snap install thunderbird --edge
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Thunderbird 60 is now available in the snap store https://snapcraft.io/thunderbird
It's still flagged as edge so you need to issue the following command to install it:
sudo snap install thunderbird --edge
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
Thunderbird 60 is now available in the snap store https://snapcraft.io/thunderbird
It's still flagged as edge so you need to issue the following command to install it:
sudo snap install thunderbird --edge
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
answered Sep 9 at 0:24
zakkak
262111
262111
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add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Also, if you want your launcher to launch thunderbird 60 instead of 52, you will need to change the launcher path from thunderbird %u to wherever you saved it. In my case I saved it in ~/.local/share/ so my overall path was /home/username/.local/share/thunderbird/thunderbird
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
Find Exec=thunderbird %u and change to Exec=/whereyousavedit/thunderbird %u
Then it will work perfectly. I'm assuming I will need to undo this once thunderbird 60 comes out in the repo, but this works for now.
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a.desktopsince it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktopand make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be/usr/local,/optor~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…
– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Also, if you want your launcher to launch thunderbird 60 instead of 52, you will need to change the launcher path from thunderbird %u to wherever you saved it. In my case I saved it in ~/.local/share/ so my overall path was /home/username/.local/share/thunderbird/thunderbird
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
Find Exec=thunderbird %u and change to Exec=/whereyousavedit/thunderbird %u
Then it will work perfectly. I'm assuming I will need to undo this once thunderbird 60 comes out in the repo, but this works for now.
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a.desktopsince it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktopand make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be/usr/local,/optor~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…
– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Also, if you want your launcher to launch thunderbird 60 instead of 52, you will need to change the launcher path from thunderbird %u to wherever you saved it. In my case I saved it in ~/.local/share/ so my overall path was /home/username/.local/share/thunderbird/thunderbird
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
Find Exec=thunderbird %u and change to Exec=/whereyousavedit/thunderbird %u
Then it will work perfectly. I'm assuming I will need to undo this once thunderbird 60 comes out in the repo, but this works for now.
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
Also, if you want your launcher to launch thunderbird 60 instead of 52, you will need to change the launcher path from thunderbird %u to wherever you saved it. In my case I saved it in ~/.local/share/ so my overall path was /home/username/.local/share/thunderbird/thunderbird
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
Find Exec=thunderbird %u and change to Exec=/whereyousavedit/thunderbird %u
Then it will work perfectly. I'm assuming I will need to undo this once thunderbird 60 comes out in the repo, but this works for now.
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
edited Sep 17 at 22:07
fboaventura
25538
25538
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
answered Aug 28 at 1:13
Uziah
211
211
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a.desktopsince it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktopand make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be/usr/local,/optor~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…
– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
add a comment |
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a.desktopsince it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktopand make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be/usr/local,/optor~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…
– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
2
2
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a
.desktop since it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop and make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be /usr/local, /opt or ~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
I don't advise you on changing system files, even if only a
.desktop since it can lead you to have this file to not be normally updated by apt. Instead you can copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop and make the changes there. Also, following the FHS (just for easiness of maintenance), the best place to have non-system installed software would be /usr/local, /opt or ~/opt. For reference: howtogeek.com/117435/…– fboaventura
Sep 17 at 15:33
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
If you want to improve another answer please suggest an edit to it. If you want present a partial alternative please repeat or quote the parts that are the same (in case the original answer changes) and highlight the differences. In any case please don’t create a new incomplete answer! Thank you.
– David Foerster
Sep 17 at 22:20
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0
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The best option still is to download Thunderbird debian package from here: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/thunderbird/download
So you still be able to remove it at any time or upgrade with Ubuntu package when it will be available.
Snap is crap. Don't use it.
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
The best option still is to download Thunderbird debian package from here: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/thunderbird/download
So you still be able to remove it at any time or upgrade with Ubuntu package when it will be available.
Snap is crap. Don't use it.
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The best option still is to download Thunderbird debian package from here: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/thunderbird/download
So you still be able to remove it at any time or upgrade with Ubuntu package when it will be available.
Snap is crap. Don't use it.
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
The best option still is to download Thunderbird debian package from here: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/thunderbird/download
So you still be able to remove it at any time or upgrade with Ubuntu package when it will be available.
Snap is crap. Don't use it.
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
answered Sep 9 at 1:52
Gannet
875
875
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up vote
0
down vote
You can install it from the official PPA maintained by the Mozilla Team (you don't need to remove the currently-installed version of Thunderbird).
To upgrade currently installed package:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt upgrade
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
answered Sep 17 at 17:45
angular.circle
412
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up vote
0
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You can install it from the official PPA maintained by the Mozilla Team (you don't need to remove the currently-installed version of Thunderbird).
To upgrade currently installed package:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt upgrade
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
answered Sep 17 at 17:45
angular.circle
412
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You can install it from the official PPA maintained by the Mozilla Team (you don't need to remove the currently-installed version of Thunderbird).
To upgrade currently installed package:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt upgrade
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
answered Sep 17 at 17:45
angular.circle
412
You can install it from the official PPA maintained by the Mozilla Team (you don't need to remove the currently-installed version of Thunderbird).
To upgrade currently installed package:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt upgrade
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
answered Sep 17 at 17:45
angular.circle
412
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
edited Sep 30 at 11:57
Gregory Opera
98641845
98641845
answered Sep 17 at 17:45
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