> Well, I simply opened the Thubderbird webpage in FireFox and it > brought me to a page with a prominent "Get Tbird for Linux" button, > which I used. The next thing was a box asking if I wanted to run or > save the file. Selected Run but it saved anyway. > That's where I got... Please don't do this. > >Chances are, Thunderbird is already installed. > > How can I find out? if it is, there should be an icon, or I think the command 'thunderbird' should work > >If it isn't, you can download/install it by > >running, as root, "yum install thunderbird". > > Sounds like a simpler way than what I did.... > Of course you'd have to know that such a command exists. Or you can use the shortcut labeled "Add/Remove Software" which leads to a GUI -- Fedora 7 : sipping some of that moonshine ( www.pembo13.com )