Thunderbird
Thunderbird is Mozilla's solution to the e-mail client.
Earlybird is the "unbranded" version of Thunderbird. It can be enabled when the bindist is set.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for mail-client/thunderbird Thunderbird Mail Client
clang
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Use Clang compiler instead of GCC |
dbus
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Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) |
debug
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Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
eme-free
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Disable EME (DRM plugin) capability at build time |
hardened
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Activate default security enhancements for toolchain (gcc, glibc, binutils) |
hwaccel
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Force-enable hardware-accelerated rendering (Mozilla bug 594876) |
jack
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Add support for the JACK Audio Connection Kit |
libproxy
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Enable libproxy support |
lto
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Enable Link Time Optimization (LTO) |
openh264
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Use media-libs/openh264 for H.264 support instead of downloading binary blob from Mozilla at runtime |
pgo
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Add support for profile-guided optimization using gcc-4.5, for faster binaries. This option will double the compile time. |
pulseaudio
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Add support for PulseAudio sound server |
selinux
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!!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur |
sndio
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Enable support for the media-sound/sndio backend |
system-av1
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Use the system-wide media-libs/dav1d and media-libs/libaom library instead of bundled. |
system-harfbuzz
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Use the system-wide media-libs/harfbuzz and media-gfx/graphite2 instead of bundled. |
system-icu
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Use the system-wide dev-libs/icu instead of bundled. |
system-jpeg
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Use the system-wide media-libs/libjpeg-turbo instead of bundled. |
system-libevent
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Use the system-wide dev-libs/libevent instead of bundled. |
system-librnp
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Use system-wide dev-util/librnp instead of bundled one. |
system-libvpx
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Use the system-wide media-libs/libvpx instead of bundled. |
system-png
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Use the system-wide media-libs/libpng instead of bundled (requires APNG patches) |
system-python-libs
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Use system's python site instead of bundled python libraries |
system-webp
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Use the system-wide media-libs/libwebp instead of bundled. |
wayland
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Enable dev-libs/wayland backend |
wifi
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Enable wireless network functions |
Emerge
root #emerge --ask mail-client/thunderbirdEmerging Thunderbird is a long process, a pre-compiled (binary) version exists for users who want a shorter install time:
root #emerge --ask mail-client/thunderbird-binNote that behavior of the pre-compiled version may be different in many ways including the choice of default applications for URLs.
Configuration
XDG integration
To ensure Thunderbird is being used by other applications as the default application for handling mailto: links, run:
user $xdg-mime default thunderbird.desktop x-scheme-handler/mailtoGlobal search
See forum post: thunderbird not indexation for global search
Usage
Keyboard shortcuts
Thunderbird has a variety of keyboard shortcuts built-in. A full listing can be viewed on the Mozilla support page.
Mail notification sound
Mail notification sound needs a sound theme to work, see bug #617566.
Instant messaging
Thunderbird supports instant messaging and chat using IRC, XMPP, Twitter, and Google Talk. Instructions for configuration can be found on the instant message and chat support page.
Calendar function
Thunderbird has a build in calendar function called lightning.
See also
- Firefox — Mozilla's web browser.