Thunderbird for Mint

[c. marlow]

On 07/10/2014 12:50 PM, Doug wrote:
> I see by the email that a Mint question is welcome here--that's good, 
> since I got no answer from librelist, which I believe is their mailing 
> list. So:
>
> I have just opened up Mint KDE with the intention of using it--it has 
> been installed for a while now--and I realize that Thunderbird does 
> not seem to be readily available.
> I have downloaded the compacted file from the Internet and decrypted 
> it, but now I don't know what to do next. It is a whole slew of files. 
> How do I go about installing this?
>
> Please do not suggest that I use some other mail system. I have been 
> committed to Thunderbird for several years after being badly burned by 
> a Linux mail system and I
> do not intend to let that happen again.
>
> Thanx for your assistance--doug
>


Hi doug,

Does Sudo apt-get install thunderbird not work?

or installing from the repos / app center aka Muon?

your doing from a .tar file I take it?

Christopher