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On 6/1/06, Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am probably a bit confused. > > I upgraded Thunderbird to the latest version by downloading the gz file Firstly i would say, what distro are you using and does that have a unstable/testing package of the latest version of thunderbird, this will keep things consistant and actualy upgrade instead of installing a 2nd copy. Of cause if you just want to test then what you have done is fine and you can remove it without affecting any system wide stuff. Your data lives in ~/.thunderbird/ or somthing very similar Idealy you should back this up especialy if you are just testing a 2nd version as it could upgrade the files to a new version and you might not be able to down grade. If you extract the tar ball into your home directory then other users will probably not be able to see the binary. The distro installed version probably has its files split across /usr/bin and /usr/lib and even /etc/ not sure exactly for thunderbird, this is why it is better to use a prepacked version for your distro. If one is not avaiable then i would remove your old thunderbird (back up your data first, just in case) use your distros poackage management tool rpm,apt etc to remove thunderbird. If you don't remove the old version there is a risk that a new version could call an old version config file or lib and then the fun will begin. I remember it use to be popular to keep self contained packages in /opt ie create /opt/thunderbird and un tar the package there and make sure the permissions are correct for the folder so all can access it that need it. Its not that elegant but it will work. I haven't seen /opt for ages now i think its pretty unused now but in lue of having a proper package that will place the right bits in /usr/bin etc this is probably the best option. it also makes removing it very easy, if you manualy put the bits in /usr/bin /usr/lib then it will become a knightmare to remove as you will forget what you have done! Regards Robin -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html