installing thunderbird

**abhinkrish** · 07-16-2005

i downloaded thunderbird. it was a tar.gz file. i extracted it and its in a folder called mozilla thunderbird.

i do not know which file i have to use to install thunderbird. i am a windows guy and i am eager to learn linux and there are no executable files. i tried to doubleclick on all the files but it doesnt work.

**Cabhan** · 07-16-2005

Ah, simple.

Open up a terminal.
Go to the directory. So for example, if you installed it in /home/abhinkrish/mozilla thunderbird, you'd do:

Code:

cd /home/abhinkrish/mozilla\ thunderbird/

Now do the following to compile:

Code:

./configure
make

Now you need to become the root user:

Code:

su
<<Enter the root password>>

Now we install the app:

Code:

make install

Now we exit the terminal:

Code:

exit <- Returns you to normal user
exit <- Exits the terminal

Alrighty?

**bryansmith** · 07-17-2005

If you didn't download the source (odds are that you didn't), open a terminal and "cd" to the directory of thunderbird. There should be a shell script in there (I forget what it is called) that should be run. Simply type:

Code:

./scriptname.sh

while in the directory and thunderbird will run.

Bryan

**abhinkrish** · 07-18-2005

this is the error message i got

[root@localhost thunderbird]# ./run-mozilla.sh

run-mozilla.sh: Cannot execute .

it said it cannot execute it... any ideas?

**bryansmith** · 07-19-2005

I think there are two different scripts. Secondly, try running it as a normal user, not root.

Bryan

**abhinkrish** · 07-19-2005

i tried running it as a normal user. it didnt work.

**AlexK** · 07-19-2005

you will have to make it executable, try, as root a:

Code:

chmod 744 run-mozilla.sh

or if that doesnt work try 777 instead of 744.

**abhinkrish** · 07-19-2005

nope it once again said cannot execute run-mozilla.sh

**AlexK** · 07-20-2005

the chmod command is supposed to make the script executable, the first 7 says that root can execute the script. You gotta be in the same directory as the script to run the chmod command. also is there any other shell script there?

**abhinkrish** · 07-20-2005

these are the files that are in there...

chrome/ libldap50.so* libsmime3.so* mozilla-xremote-client*
components/ libmozjs.so* libsoftokn3.chk README.txt*
components.ini libnspr4.so* libsoftokn3.so* res/
defaults/ libnss3.so* libssl3.so* run-mozilla.sh*
extensions/ libnssckbi.so* libxpcom_compat.so* thunderbird*
greprefs/ libplc4.so* libxpcom.so* thunderbird-bin*
icons/ libplds4.so* libxpistub.so* xpicleanup*
init.d/ libprldap50.so* LICENSE.txt*

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