> I am guessing that you downloaded a .tar.gz file for thunderbird? Not > sure how you tried to install it, but if you can get an rpm (RedHat > Package Manager) file to install from, that is always preferable. With > rpm. you can upgrade a package (rpm -Uvh packagename.rpm), or remove it > (rpm -e packagename), etc. With a .tar.gz file, you have to manually > keep track of where everything gets installed. > > That said, the answer is 'yes' to your question about using apt-get. I > don't use apt-get myself, but I do use yum and up2date. In the case of > thunderbird, though, I have not found an rpm (maybe I have just not > looked in the right place). So, don't be surprised if apt-get does not > find the thunderbird rpm. > > There is a good howto on building your own thunderbird rpm at: There are rpms available for both Firefox & Thunderbird- If memore serves on Fedora Extras from fedora.us -- Bests, Jon ---- ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. >>> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>> >
