gauntface
August 31st, 2008, 11:05 AM
To start off we need to get the latest .tar.gz file from the official Sunbird site here (http://download.mozilla.org/?product=sunbird-0.8&os=linux&lang=en-US).
Now we need extract the files into the /opt directory on your computer, so cut and paste the .tar.gz file into your home folder if it isn't there already and open a terminal to do the following.
sudo tar zxvf sunbird-0.8.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz -C /opt/
Sunbird requires some dependencies, so we'll need to install these before we continue.
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
The next thing to do is set the files permissions so we can launch Sunbird from /opt directory.
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/sunbird/
sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/sunbird/
You should now be able to launch Sunbird with this command.
/opt/sunbird/sunbird
If you get an error message like this one
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/chromeerror.png
then type the following command and it should fix it.
sudo touch /opt/sunbird/extensions/talkback@mozilla.org/chrome.manifest
I'm assuming many of you, like me, would prefer Sunbird to be installed in the 'Applications' menu, rather than have launch it through a terminal. This is easy to achieve.
Right click on the 'Applications' menu (on the top left of the screen) and select 'Edit Menus'
Select the category you would like to place the Sunbird launcher and click 'New Item' (I'm going to place the Sunbird launcher in my office category)
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu1.png
Now in the new window that pops-up, set each part to the following
Type: Application
Name: Sunbird
Command: /opt/sunbird/sunbird
Comment: Mozilla Sunbird Cross-Platform Calendar Application
Now to change the icon right click and select 'Save Link As' here.(Icon kindly provided by Benjamin Vincent Gernier).
Save/move this picture to a place you are happy to leave it because if you move/delete it at a later date your menu item won't have an icon.
When you've saved/moved 'sunbird.png' somewhere, click on the "spring" icon and select 'Browse' in the window that opens, find your icon and click 'Open' and then 'OK'.
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu2.png
Finally close the menu editor and Sunbird should now be under your chosen category.
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu3.png
Now we need extract the files into the /opt directory on your computer, so cut and paste the .tar.gz file into your home folder if it isn't there already and open a terminal to do the following.
sudo tar zxvf sunbird-0.8.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz -C /opt/
Sunbird requires some dependencies, so we'll need to install these before we continue.
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
The next thing to do is set the files permissions so we can launch Sunbird from /opt directory.
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/sunbird/
sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/sunbird/
You should now be able to launch Sunbird with this command.
/opt/sunbird/sunbird
If you get an error message like this one
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/chromeerror.png
then type the following command and it should fix it.
sudo touch /opt/sunbird/extensions/talkback@mozilla.org/chrome.manifest
I'm assuming many of you, like me, would prefer Sunbird to be installed in the 'Applications' menu, rather than have launch it through a terminal. This is easy to achieve.
Right click on the 'Applications' menu (on the top left of the screen) and select 'Edit Menus'
Select the category you would like to place the Sunbird launcher and click 'New Item' (I'm going to place the Sunbird launcher in my office category)
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu1.png
Now in the new window that pops-up, set each part to the following
Type: Application
Name: Sunbird
Command: /opt/sunbird/sunbird
Comment: Mozilla Sunbird Cross-Platform Calendar Application
Now to change the icon right click and select 'Save Link As' here.(Icon kindly provided by Benjamin Vincent Gernier).
Save/move this picture to a place you are happy to leave it because if you move/delete it at a later date your menu item won't have an icon.
When you've saved/moved 'sunbird.png' somewhere, click on the "spring" icon and select 'Browse' in the window that opens, find your icon and click 'Open' and then 'OK'.
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu2.png
Finally close the menu editor and Sunbird should now be under your chosen category.
http://tutorials.gauntface.co.uk/images/ubuntu/sunbird/menu3.png