How to Install Mozilla Sunbird in Ubuntu
Mozilla Sunbird® is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Mozilla Sunbird is now installable by using Synaptic or apt-get. This is the recommended installation method for most users.
Here’s an easy install process of Mozilla Sunbird on Ubuntu
Open a terminal
And go to the /opt directory:
cd /opt
Then download Sunbird :
sudo wget http://mozilla.isc.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/sunbird/releases/0.8/linux-i686/en-US/sunbird-0.8.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz
Now extract Sunbird to a folder named sunbird in /opt
sudo tar -xvf sunbird-0.8.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz
Give ownership of the sunbird directory to root.
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/sunbird/
Now make a script to redirect to sunbird folder in /opt
sudo gedit /usr/bin/sunbird.sh
In the document that opens, copy this into it:
cd /opt/sunbird/
./sunbird
Save and close the document.
Now make the script executable :
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/sunbird.sh
Now create a entry in the appilcations menu
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/sunbird.desktop
In the document that opens, enter:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sunbird
Comment=Calendar Application
Exec=sunbird.sh
Icon=/opt/sunbird/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Office;
Save the document and enjoy.
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