Installing Thunderbird Help!

carlosinfl · 03-17-2006, 12:58 PM

I downloaded the latest version of Thunderbird (v1.5) and am attempting to install by hand since I am spoiled by using "apt-get install <filename>".

I download the file and have extracted it but now can't install this for some reason. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong or how to fix this?

Code:

cwilliams:/home/cwilliams/Desktop# mv thunderbird/ /tmp/
cwilliams:/home/cwilliams/Desktop# cd /tmp
cwilliams:/tmp# ls
alsa-dmix-11482-1142621662-501535  kde-cwilliams  ksocket-cwilliams  ksocket-root  ssh-lpCud11389  thunderbird
cwilliams:/tmp# cd thunderbird/
cwilliams:/tmp/thunderbird# ls
chrome              icons         libnssckbi.so    libsoftokn3.so      LICENSE.txt             run-mozilla.sh   xpicleanup
components          init.d        libplc4.so       libssl3.so          mozilla-installer-bin   thunderbird
defaults            libldap50.so  libplds4.so      libxpcom_compat.so  mozilla-xremote-client  thunderbird-bin
dependentlibs.list  libmozjs.so   libprldap50.so   libxpcom_core.so    README.txt              updater
extensions          libnspr4.so   libsmime3.so     libxpcom.so         removed-files           updater.ini
greprefs            libnss3.so    libsoftokn3.chk  libxpistub.so       res                     updates
cwilliams:/tmp/thunderbird# ./thunderbird
./thunderbird-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

cuiq · 03-17-2006, 01:34 PM

I think you need to run the .sh file first. Should be something like this.

sh.run-mozilla.sh

carlosinfl · 03-17-2006, 02:08 PM

Code:

cwilliams:/tmp/thunderbird# sh run-mozilla.sh

run-mozilla.sh: Cannot execute .

Did not work...

truthfatal · 03-17-2006, 02:27 PM

"libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

If you have that lib [ls /usr/local/lib/lib* to find out]

try as root
/sbin/ldconfig
/sbin/ldconfig -v | grep stdc++ #to check

not as root.... Unless that's the way you rock it.
then thunderbird.

carlosinfl · 03-17-2006, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truthfatal

"libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

try as root
/sbin/ldconfig
/sbin/ldconfig -v | grep stdc++ #to check

Here is what I found...

Code:

cwilliams:/media/cdrom0# /sbin/ldconfig -v | grep stdc++ #to check
        libstdc++.so.6 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.7

Not sure what this is or what we need to do with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by truthfatal

not as root.... Unless that's the way you rock it.
then thunderbird.

No idea what you're saying here...

truthfatal · 03-17-2006, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

Here is what I found...

Code:

cwilliams:/media/cdrom0# /sbin/ldconfig -v | grep stdc++ #to check
        libstdc++.so.6 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.7

Not sure what this is or what we need to do with it.

Nothing, that was just making sure that ldconfig worked.
It lookes like it didn't. unless libstdc++.so.6 is just a newer version....
did you run "ls /usr/local/lib/lib*" to make sure libstdc++.so.5 was installed?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

No idea what you're saying here...

I'm saying try running thunderbird now.

tomdkat · 03-17-2006, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

Here is what I found...

Code:

cwilliams:/media/cdrom0# /sbin/ldconfig -v | grep stdc++ #to check
        libstdc++.so.6 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.7

Not sure what this is or what we need to do with it.

You need to have libstdc++.so.5 installed on your system. See if you can install it using the package manager for the distro you're using.

Peace...