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People who use Gmail or the Microsoft Outlook email service online typically use a web browser to check their email. However, if you have multiple email accounts, and/or utilize an email service that does not have a full featured email interface, you may want to use an email client like Thunderbird. It allows you to check multiple email accounts from a single program, and it also has advanced features.
Install Using a Command in a Terminal Window
To install Thunderbird using a command in terminal mode, follow these steps, pressing enter/return after each command you type in.
- Open a Terminal window.
- Use this command to make sure your Raspberry Pi installation is updated: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
- Use this command to install Thunderbird: sudo apt install thunderbird
- Thunderbird should be installed and you will be returned to the Raspberry Pi Desktop.
- From the Raspberry Pi system menu (top left of screen) choose Internet and then click Thunderbird. You will be guided through the email account setup.
Install Using a Menu Interface
Follow these steps to install Thunderbird on the Raspberry Pi OS.
- From the Raspberry Pi system menu (top left of screen) choose Preferences > Add / Remove Programs.
- In the search box (top left) type in Thunderbird and press the enter/return key to search.
- From the resulting list, look for “mail/news client with RSS, chat and integrated spam filter support” which may be about half-way down the list of results. Put a check in the box for that program and click the OK button.
- Thunderbird should be installed and you will be returned to the Raspberry Pi Desktop.
- From the Raspberry Pi system menu (top left of screen) choose Internet and then click Thunderbird. You will be guided through the email account setup.
It may take a while for your account emails to synchronize.