Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Thunderbird 24.4.0 has been recently released, coming with many security fixes. For more information, see the release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install Thunderbird 24.4.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it will be available via the UbuntuZilla repository soon, installing Thunderbird 24.4.0 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the repo and the key to your system, update the local repository index and install the seamonkey-mozilla-build package. Like this:
$ echo -e "\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null
$ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install thunderbird-mozilla-build