Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
To install thunderbird 7.0 on ubuntu 11.04
1.Open the terminal and type
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
hit enter and type ubuntu password.
2.Then type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get update
3.Type below command and hit enter
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
4.Press y and hit enter to continue
5.To open Thunderbird, click Applications icon or unity dash from unity launcher. And type Thunderbird in the search applications field.And click Thunderbird mail/News.
Just wasted 10 minutes of my life too, before I found that out…
Incorrect information! Does not work! 7.0.1 is not yet part of the package for natty with mozillateam! http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/thunderbird-stable/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages
thanks