Install Thunderbird

[dutuka]

Hello TinyCore community,
I am new to TC and installed TC12, I tried to install Thunderbird but can not find it in Apps.
Can someone please tell me how to install Thunderbird and make in autostart on boot .Thank you.

dutuka

[Juanito]

You don’t mention which architecture you’re using, but there’s a thunderbird-appimage extension in x86_64

[dutuka]

I use the CorePlus-12.0.iso from here: http://tinycorelinux.net/12.x/x86/release/
Do i need to change to x86_64 architecture in order to install this thunderbird-appimage extension and which iso image should i pick?

[Juanito]

Yes, you would need to change to x86_64 - you can use the TinyCorePure64 iso

[dutuka]

I installed the 64 bit version, setup the GUI and installed thunderbird-appimage. Thank you for your help.
How can I auto start thunderbird on boot? Now I have to load thunderbird locally (in Apps) first, then i can start it in terminal.
When I tried to add my gmail account to thunderbird, it stucks on checking password. How can I resolve this?

[dutuka]

I created a .sh file in ~/.X.d folder and add this command in it:
tce-load -i thunderbird-appimage.tcz && thunderbird

That did the trick and start thunderbird on startup.

[Rich]

Hi dutuka
You should append an  ampersand  to the end like this:

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tce-load -i thunderbird-appimage.tcz && thunderbird &
Otherwise it could block  ~/.xsession  from processing any other files you might have in  ~/.X.d.

[dutuka]

Thank you Rich, I added it.