How to : Install Thunderbird 8.0 on Ubuntu

This tutorial will show you how to install Thunderbird 8.0 version on Ubuntu .Before installing that, lets see what’s new in this version.

What’s new :

Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 8 engine
Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
New Search and Find Shortcuts
Improved accessibility of the attachment list
Folder switching pane widget has been removed, can be added back with the Folder Pane View Switcher Add-on.

How to Install :

Open the terminal and run the following commands :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install thunderbird