How to Install and Uninstall thunderbird Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "thunderbird" package

Learn how to install thunderbird on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                thunderbird
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "thunderbird" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall thunderbird on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                thunderbird
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the thunderbird package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: thunderbird
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 177590
Provides: mail-reader
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.18), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11.94), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.4), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.8), libstdc++6 (>= 4.6), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrender1, libxt6
Recommends: myspell-en-us | hunspell-dictionary | myspell-dictionary, libcanberra0, libdbusmenu-glib4, libdbusmenu-gtk3-4
Suggests: thunderbird-gnome-support, ttf-lyx
Conflicts: mozilla-thunderbird
Breaks: thunderbird-couchdb, thunderbird-gnome-support (<= 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
Replaces: mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird-gnome-support (<= 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/t/thunderbird/thunderbird_68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 43040580
MD5sum: 18c22eaef96885b225d4810c4ba7c427
SHA1: bca6d6374d78985af722c917a79b1ed2a4617bee
SHA256: a640437d195a4ce2d51b3f56b07240f64b210c06692ad788214887b2a4ba883c
SHA512: 464586d7e1b47dd63103f28e9ecc8a8a1113e7d3736a05e0ed8225216853034893b5f6f2afcb080eb96b3d4f7587b51b5d8d71a2d2222e264c33d4fa3eac6457
Description-en: Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter
Thunderbird is a full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client that makes
emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before. It supports different mail
accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has a simple mail account setup wizard, one-
click address book, tabbed interface, an integrated learning spam filter,
advanced search and indexing capabilities, and offers easy organization
of mails with tagging and virtual folders. It also features unrivalled
extensibility.
Description-md5: 68ed1001b79d708ad48956a0c129114d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: thunderbird
Priority: optional
Section: mail
Installed-Size: 91230
Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1
Replaces: mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird-gnome-support (<= 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
Provides: mail-reader
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11.1), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.8), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxrender1, libxt6
Recommends: myspell-en-us | hunspell-dictionary | myspell-dictionary, libcanberra0, libdbusmenu-glib4, libdbusmenu-gtk4
Suggests: thunderbird-gnome-support, ttf-lyx
Conflicts: mozilla-thunderbird
Breaks: thunderbird-couchdb, thunderbird-gnome-support (<= 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/t/thunderbird/thunderbird_38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 33341934
MD5sum: 29c1ec8bb5ff30e6fdea4e6169f340ba
SHA1: 2f87738af29d7a14703be0a21763ff9002615406
SHA256: d4d2a5a40ab38d267b938823bf53a068e931a3c9921ae699d7c2477c7778f038
Description-en: Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter
Thunderbird is a full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client that makes
emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before. It supports different mail
accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has a simple mail account setup wizard, one-
click address book, tabbed interface, an integrated learning spam filter,
advanced search and indexing capabilities, and offers easy organization
of mails with tagging and virtual folders. It also features unrivalled
extensibility.
Description-md5: 68ed1001b79d708ad48956a0c129114d
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop