When a new version of Thunderbird comes out, there is some delay until it can be downloaded and run. This page will explain how to install Thunderbird as soon as possible.
Currently, all supported and development versions of Ubuntu provide only Thunderbird 2.0. There are plans to support Thunderbird 3.X in Lucid Lynx 10.04.
Thunderbird 3.0.X Installation
This section explains how to install packages that have not been fully tested. If you encounter bugs, please file against the thunderbird package and tag PPA.
You can track the progress of Thunderbird 3.0 integration with Ubuntu using this bug report.
Daily updates
Medium difficulty, low safety: daily packages have not undergone any quality assurance. Daily packages are sometimes very safe, and sometimes don't work at all.
Users of recent Ubuntu releases can get the latest development version of Thunderbird from the semi-official ubuntu-mozilla-daily archive. This archive holds updates to the Mozilla suite (including Thunderbird) that are under active development - for example, unreleased build of Thunderbird 3.0 and development build Thunderbird 3.1 were available at the time of writing. Although these packages will work well most of the time, you should expect crashes and other problems. To get packages that are only half-finished:
1. Go to the ubuntu-mozilla-daily personal package archive.
2. Karmic 9.10 or later: Add ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa to your system's Software Sources.
3. Jaunty 9.04 or earlier: Follow the official instructions on how to use software from a PPA.
4. Install the package for the new version of Thunderbird (e.g. this was thunderbird-3.0 at the time of writing)
5. A snapshot of a recent development version will be available immediately
6. Report any bugs that you experience
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Currently, all supported and development versions of Ubuntu provide only Thunderbird 2.0. There are plans to support Thunderbird 3.X in Lucid Lynx 10.04.
Thunderbird 3.0.X Installation
This section explains how to install packages that have not been fully tested. If you encounter bugs, please file against the thunderbird package and tag PPA.
You can track the progress of Thunderbird 3.0 integration with Ubuntu using this bug report.
Daily updates
Medium difficulty, low safety: daily packages have not undergone any quality assurance. Daily packages are sometimes very safe, and sometimes don't work at all.
Users of recent Ubuntu releases can get the latest development version of Thunderbird from the semi-official ubuntu-mozilla-daily archive. This archive holds updates to the Mozilla suite (including Thunderbird) that are under active development - for example, unreleased build of Thunderbird 3.0 and development build Thunderbird 3.1 were available at the time of writing. Although these packages will work well most of the time, you should expect crashes and other problems. To get packages that are only half-finished:
1. Go to the ubuntu-mozilla-daily personal package archive.
2. Karmic 9.10 or later: Add ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa to your system's Software Sources.
3. Jaunty 9.04 or earlier: Follow the official instructions on how to use software from a PPA.
4. Install the package for the new version of Thunderbird (e.g. this was thunderbird-3.0 at the time of writing)
5. A snapshot of a recent development version will be available immediately
6. Report any bugs that you experience
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