How to install Thundedrbird in Bodi

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:16 PM

How to install Thunderbird (International version) in Bodhi V 5.0. Got the intallation package(thunderbird-60.5.3.tar.bz2) unpacked and placed into folder. From there I'm stuck. What to do next?

How do I get into the Ubuntu repositories being in Bodhi?
The Tb version contained in Bodhi app store is US (English) only.
I need to install the Dutch version

hydrurga · 03-11-2019, 02:25 PM

Hi picnic, and welcome to LQ.

Is there a reason that you didn't install Thunderbird from the Ubuntu repositories? It would no doubt be easier doing it that way.

scasey · 03-11-2019, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by picnic

How to install Thunderbird (International version) in Bodhi V 5.0. Got the intallation package(thunderbird-60.5.3.tar.bz2) unpacked and placed into folder. From there I'm stuck. What to do next?

Is there a README or INSTALL file in that folder?

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hydrurga

Hi picnic, and welcome to LQ.

Is there a reason that you didn't install Thunderbird from the Ubuntu repositories? It would no doubt be easier doing it that way.

How do I get into the Ubuntu repositories being in Bodhi?
The Tb version contained in Bodhi app store is US (English) only.
I need to install the Dutch version

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scasey

Is there a README or INSTALL file in that folder?

No, I didn't find a README or INSALL file in the folder

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scasey

Is there a README or INSTALL file in that folder?

No, I didn't

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scasey

Is there a README or INSTALL file in that folder?

No, I didn't find any of those

picnic · 03-11-2019, 02:52 PM

No, I didn't find any of those files

hydrurga · 03-11-2019, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by picnic

How do I get into the Ubuntu repositories being in Bodhi?
The Tb version contained in Bodhi app store is US (English) only.
I need to install the Dutch version

Bodhi is based on Ubuntu so I assume that it uses the Ubuntu repositories.

The following should work on the command line:

Code:

sudo apt-get install thunderbird thunderbird-locale-nl

ChuangTzu · 03-11-2019, 02:59 PM

Do as hydrurga suggested or: https://www.bodhilinux.com/a/thunderbird/

picnic · 03-13-2019, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Bodhi is based on Ubuntu so I assume that it uses the Ubuntu repositories.

The following should work on the command line:

Code:

sudo apt-get install thunderbird thunderbird-locale-nl

Thank you, Hydrunga!
I uninstalled the US version of Tb.
Ran the instruction you provided. Seems to install Tb succcesfully. However, Tb doesn't show up as an App...

For the time being I use as a workaround the Tb executable contained in the unpacked TAR-ball

picnic · 03-13-2019, 11:00 AM

Chuang Tzu's suggestion will bring me back to the unwanted US version of Tb

hydrurga · 03-13-2019, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by picnic

Thank you, Hydrunga!
I uninstalled the US version of Tb.
Ran the instruction you provided. Seems to install Tb succcesfully. However, Tb doesn't show up as an App...

For the time being I use as a workaround the Tb executable contained in the unpacked TAR-ball

Perhaps this might help:

https://www.linux.com/learn/how-mana...nt-bodhi-linux

To find out where the system installed thunderbird so that you can create a launcher or menu item to point at it, run:

Code:

whereis thunderbird

It will probably be /usr/bin/thunderbird.

picnic · 03-19-2019, 03:27 AM

I have given up on Bodhi, Hydrurga. To my regret, I liked the GUI. I followed your advice how to install the Dutch version ofTb. It didn't help,Tb sticks to the US version. In Lubuntu the same commands leeds to the right Dutch version.
Ran also into problems with saving mail attachments.

I like to thank you for all you efforts in trying to help me in setting up an workable system environment

hydrurga · 03-19-2019, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by picnic

I have given up on Bodhi, Hydrurga. To my regret, I liked the GUI. I followed your advice how to install the Dutch version ofTb. It didn't help,Tb sticks to the US version. In Lubuntu the same commands leeds to the right Dutch version.
Ran also into problems with saving mail attachments.

I like to thank you for all you efforts in trying to help me in setting up an workable system environment

No problem. I'm sorry Bodhi didn't work out for you, but there will be a distro out there that does. Hang on in there.