Finding Thunderbird 2.x In Apt?

carlosinfl · 12-13-2007, 02:35 PM

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is an APT repo that has a more recent version of Thunderbird (IceDove)? Right now I am using Lenny and I have version 1.5 and I then tried adding in "unstable" repos but that did not find anything else difference than what I already have installed.

Anyone know if I can obtain 2.x on my Debian system?

Acron_0248 · 12-13-2007, 02:46 PM

Hi,

Well, I don't know what happen with the repos you added, but, icedove 2.0.0.6 is in the unstable branch:

http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/icedove

Regards

HappyTux · 12-13-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is an APT repo that has a more recent version of Thunderbird (IceDove)? Right now I am using Lenny and I have version 1.5 and I then tried adding in "unstable" repos but that did not find anything else difference than what I already have installed.

Anyone know if I can obtain 2.x on my Debian system?

You would need to go out of your way most likely to get it from unstable when running a mixed system with something like apt-get install -t unstable icedove.

Code:

apt-cache policy icedove
icedove:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.5.0.10.dfsg1-3
  Version table:
     2.0.0.6-1 0
        600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages
     1.5.0.10.dfsg1-3 0
        990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages

 apt-get install -s -t unstable icedove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
   empty-expect (0.6.14b-1)
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
   icedove-gnome-support (2.0.0.6-1)
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   icedove (2.0.0.6-1)
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 219 not upgraded.
Inst icedove (2.0.0.6-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf icedove (2.0.0.6-1 Debian:unstable)

Telemachos · 12-13-2007, 05:05 PM

Unless you feel very strongly about the trademark issue, I think it would be easier and safer for your overall system to just download the Thunderbird package directly (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/), and run it from there.

pliqui · 12-15-2007, 03:27 PM

At the moment i'm running lenny/sid system, i have wine, azureus and icedove from unstable.

create a file in /etc/apt called apt.conf and add this line

Quote:

APT:: Default-Release "testing";

note: after the:: is continue without a space, but i separated it because will show APT:

efault-Release

Now even when you have in your repositories the unstable, your apt will only search for testing packages, for example, aptitude dist-upgrade will only update lenny packages and the unstable one you have.To get a unstable package just

Quote:

aptitude install -t unstable icedove

i use aptitude instead of apt-get

my repos

Quote:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
# deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb/ debian-unstable beryl-svn
# deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/osrdebian/ unstable compiz-fusion-git
# deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/osrdebian/ unstable compiz-fusion-git
deb http://www.virtualbox.org/debian/ etch non-free
deb http://debian.beryl-project.org/ etch main
deb-src http://debian.beryl-project.org/ etch main
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ testing main

Hope this help

txHarleyMan · 12-15-2007, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is an APT repo that has a more recent version of Thunderbird (IceDove)? Right now I am using Lenny and I have version 1.5 and I then tried adding in "unstable" repos but that did not find anything else difference than what I already have installed.

Anyone know if I can obtain 2.x on my Debian system?

Did you do an update ( # aptitude update ) after adding the sid repos?

pliqui · 12-16-2007, 11:48 AM

sure, every time you add new repos, you need to do aptitude update

txHarleyMan · 12-16-2007, 09:37 PM

Figured I'd ask anyway. It should be in the sid repos then.

pliqui · 12-16-2007, 11:25 PM

But be careful, running a mixed system could be a Two-edged sword. Watch the dependencies of the software you will install from unstable, it's better to run a 100% unstable system than 50% - 50%, that could be a mess.