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Introduction

Love ["Thunderbird"], but also need to manage your schedule? Do it from within the popular email client. Lightning extension to ["Thunderbird"] enables a fully featured Calendar Application which also allows sending or receiving meeting invitations via email. Lightning also supports Web-based calendars, such as [http://calendar.google.com Google Calendar].

Installation for Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 + Lightning 0.5

Lightning extension is now provided by Ubuntu universe repositories. Simply install package lightning-extension, or type

sudo apt-get install lightning-extension

That will install version 0.5 of Lightning.

Installation for Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 + Lightning 0.7 OR for Fiesty Fawn 7.04 + Lightning any version

Selecting Architecture for Lightning Extension

Lightning extension is architecture-specific. That is, if you are running 64-bit ["Thunderbird"], you must run 64-bit Lightning.

If you are running 32-bit version of Ubuntu, download 32-bit version of the extension.

If you are running 64-bit version of Ubuntu,

  • If you are using ["Thunderbird"] from repositories, you are running 64-bit version of ["Thunderbird"].

  • If you have used [http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Ubuntuzilla], then you are running 32-bit version of ["Thunderbird"].

  • [http://swiftweasel.sourceforge.net/ Swiftdove] an optimized build of the Mozilla Thunderbird code is available in 32bit and 64bit versions. It has Lightning installed by default.

Do not try to install both 32-bit and 64-bit Lightning. Select one of two versions below that matches your ["Thunderbird"] application.

Downloading and Installing 32-bit Lightning

  1. Point your browser to [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313 Lightning :: Thunderbird Add-ons]

  2. Right-click the green button Install Now (Linux) and choose "Save Link As..." to download and save the file to your hard disk.

  3. In Mozilla Thunderbird, open Add-ons from the Tools menu.
  4. Click the Install button, and locate/select the file you downloaded and click "OK".
  5. Restart Thunderbird.

Downloading and Installing 64-bit Lightning

Currently, Lightning 0.7 is not available in 64-bit version. Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 users: simply use the repository method above. Fiesty Fawn users: follow instructions below to download 64-bit Lightning 0.5

  1. Point your browser to [http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/releases/0.5/contrib/linux-x86-64/ Mozilla Lightning contrib/linux-x86-64]

  2. Right-click the link named lightning-0.5.linux-x86-64.xpi and choose "Save Link As..." to download and save the file to your hard disk.

  3. In Mozilla Thunderbird, open Add-ons from the Tools menu.
  4. Click the Install button, and locate/select the file you downloaded and click "OK".
  5. Restart Thunderbird.

Troubleshooting

  • Lightning 0.5 supports only Classic view of Mozilla Thunderbird. In Thunderbird, select View/Layout/Classic View. Lightning 0.7 adds support for multiple Views.

  • If you see several colored bars instead of calendar grid, you are probably running the wrong architecture of Lightning. Verify whether your Thunderbird is 32-bit or 64-bit and download the matching copy of Lightning.

  • Try looking for answers in [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/faq.html Lightning FAQ] and [http://calendarhelp.mozdev.org/open.xul Mozilla Calendar Wiki].

Still having problems?

Post your questions in : [http://ubuntuforums.org the Ubuntu Forums] and we will try to help you.

Further Reading

CategoryDocumentation