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 Google Calendar.

Thunderbird 3.0.X is supported by Ubuntu team and is available in repositories for Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.

Thunderbird 3.1.X will be supported by Ubuntu team and is available in repositories for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10.

Thunderbird 2.0.X is supported by Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 until 10.10 release (October 2010).

  • Where do I get Lightning?

    • Summary of the availability is listed below. Read below for detailed instructions.

    Before proceeding with the installation, please ensure you've reviewed the Lightning Linux System Requirements.

    Thunderbird 3.0 requires Lightning version 1.0b1. Thunderbird version 3.0.5 or greater is recommended.

    Lightning extension is architecture-specific. Only 32-bit version is available from Mozilla Add-ons site. 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,

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

  • Download 32-bit Lightning 1.0b1 for Thunderbird 3.0. This is NOT the latest version.

    OR

  • Download 64-bit Lightning 1.0b1 x86_64 for Thunderbird 3.0. This is NOT the latest version.

  • If you wish to use Google Calendar integration, download gdata-provider.xpi in addition to lightning.xpi.

    • Thunderbird 3.1 requires Lightning version 1.0b2. Thunderbird version 3.1.2 or greater is recommended.

    Lightning extension is architecture-specific. Only 32-bit version is available from Mozilla Add-ons site. 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,

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

    OR

  • Download 64-bit Lightning 1.0b2 x86_64 for Thunderbird 3.1.

  • If you wish to use Google Calendar integration, download gdata-provider.xpi in addition to lightning.xpi.

    • Lightning 0.9 is the current version available for Thunderbird 2.0.X.

    Installation of Lightning 0.9 for Karmic Koala 9.10

    Lightning extension is now provided by Ubuntu universe repositories. Install package by clicking here: lightning-extension

    In order to enable Google Calendar integration, add calendar-google-provider extension.

    That will install version 0.9 of Lightning.

    Installation of Lightning 0.9 for Hardy Heron 8.04 when lightning-extension is not provided

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