How To Install Thunderbird 6.0 On Ubuntu

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize. If you want the latest version, let’s go to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ and get it! You need to decompress the installation files before starting to use it. In my case:

Then create a shortcut on your panel:

Let’s click on the shortcut you just created and enjoy the newest version of Thunderbird!

Just in case, you want to upgrade from your old version of Thunderbird. I will show you how to backup and restore your emails and profiles.

Backup Thunderbird mail and profile to a /backup directory:

Make sure Thunderbird is not running. Then simply decompress backup files to .thunderbird directory.

Have fun!