%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Thunderbird Thunderbird is a stand-alone mail/news client based on the Mozilla codebase. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum (Thunderbird): &thunderbird-md5sum; Download MD5 sum (Enigmail): &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum; Download MD5 sum (IPC): &thunderbird-ipc-md5sum; Download size: &thunderbird-size; Estimated disk space required: &thunderbird-buildsize; Estimated build time: &thunderbird-time; To enable the Enigmail extension to the Thunderbird mail client, you'll need to download the two tarballs below. The Enigmail extension allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided by the GnuPG package. , and (for the Enigmail extension) , , , , or (for the GSSAPI libraries), , Xprint, Electric Fence and Cairo The configuration of Thunderbird is very similar to and hence the options will not be discussed. Refer to the instructions for explanations and additional configuration information. Compile Thunderbird by running the following commands: export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL="1" && export BUILD_OFFICIAL="1" && export MOZ_THUNDERBIRD="1" && ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; \ --with-system-zlib \ --with-system-png \ --enable-application=mail \ --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2 \ --enable-extensions=wallet,spellcheck,xmlextras,webservices \ --enable-crypto \ --enable-xft \ --enable-xinerama \ --enable-optimize \ --enable-reorder \ --enable-strip \ --enable-cpp-rtti \ --enable-single-profile \ --enable-necko-protocols=http,file,jar,viewsource,res,data \ --enable-image-decoders=default,-xbm \ --disable-freetype2 \ --disable-accessibility \ --disable-debug \ --disable-tests \ --disable-logging \ --disable-pedantic \ --disable-installer \ --disable-profilesharing \ --disable-mathml \ --disable-oji \ --disable-plugins \ --disable-necko-disk-cache && make You should add the --with-system-jpeg switch to the configure script if you have libjpeg installed. If you're building the Enigmail extension, execute the following steps: tar -zxf ../enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz -C extensions && tar -zxf ../ipc-&thunderbird-ipc-version;.tar.gz -C extensions && build/autoconf/make-makefile extensions/ipc extensions/enigmail && make -C extensions/ipc && make -C extensions/enigmail Install Thunderbird by running the following commands as the root user: make install && install -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss && cp -Lf dist/private/nss/*.h dist/public/nss/*.h \ /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss If you're installing the Enigmail extension, issue the following commands as the root user: make -C extensions/ipc install && make -C extensions/enigmail install To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the root user: cd /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; && export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD" && export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$PWD" && ./regxpcom && ./regchrome && touch `find . -name *.rdf` You should run /usr/bin/thunderbird once as the root user (or any user with write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the /usr hierarchy. Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories thunderbird Numerous libraries, email/newsgroups components, plugins, extensions and helper modules installed in /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; /usr/bin/defaults, /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;, /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; and /usr/share/idl/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; Short Descriptions thunderbird is Mozilla's next-generation email and newsgroup client. thunderbird