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I need to install a newer version of Thunderbird due to data compatibility issues. The current version (68.10) installed via apt is less recent than that I need to install - and the snap versions available are much more recent still - around 78.5 ...

I know how to crudely install Thunderbird: just download, unzip to some file location and then double click on the /thunderbird/thunderbird executable file.

The problem after this process is that:

  1. Thunderbird will not show on the Show Applications menu at all
  2. Unless downloaded to a folder in a given user account's files, the Thunderbird executable cannot be started due to permission issues.

Naturally, I would like to have this application available to all users on this PC, not just admin. And I would like a "normal" launcher icon for the Show Applications tray.

Trunk
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Here's one way:

  • Spin up a disposable container or VM. Manually install the correct version of TB.
  • Use the container to convert your Windows TB files to Linux.
  • Migrate your new Linux TB files onto your real system, which uses a different (apt- or Snap-packaged) version of TB with Gnome-shell compatibility baked in.
user535733
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