How to revert to Thunderbird 2.0.0.24

[runbei]

I'm finding Thunderbird 3.x really buggy. I'd like to revert to 2.0.0.24. I downloaded the .tgz file for 2.0.0.24 and extracted it to its own folder under ~/home.

Now, when I go into the folder where the files were extracted and try to do ./configure, I get an error message:

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bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

Well, this is the noobie forum, and I'm wondering what to do next. I know I'll have to run make also. And I'd like to integrate Thunderbird in the Mint Menu.

[thenewguy]

In the Thunderbird directory type

ls -l configure

If configure is listed, it might not have execute permission and you'll have to fix that with

chmod 755 configure

Then try running "./configure" again.

If the ls -l command doesn't find a configure script at all, then maybe Thunderbird doesn't use one? (I haven't tried compiling Thunderbird, so I'm not sure.) Try running "make" and see what happens.

[runbei]

Thanks. The ls- l command didn't find a configure file, and make returns:

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make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

Searched Mozillazine and Mint forums but haven't found instructions for installing TB from a tgz file. Maybe it's one of those apps you just move to the home folder and jury-rig to the Mint Menu and there you go? Except I tried running the thunderbird executable and a .sh file in the thunderbird folder and nothing happens. ?