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Thunderbird is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and address book, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.

Install Thunderbird

Set programs.thunderbird.enable = true.

Configuration of Thunderbird

Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the home directories. There are the following solutions:

Use Nixpkgs, currently setting policies and preferences is supported.
Use Home Manager.
Manual configuration with the Thunderbird GUI and backup (and move to others PCs) of the .thunderbird folder. Using IMAP with server-side storage will enable to have several instances of Thunderbird with the same settings and e-mail content.

Troubleshooting

(nothing yet)

References

Thunderbird website: https://www.thunderbird.net/
Thunderbird source code: https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central
List of Nixpkgs' Thunderbird options

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-Thunderbird is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.
+[https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird] is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and address book, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.
 == Install Thunderbird ==
-You can just install the package:
+Set <code>programs.thunderbird.enable = true</code>.
-<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    thunderbird
-  ];
-</syntaxhighlight>Or by setting <code>programs.thunderbird.enable</code> to true in your system configuration.<!-- Usable in unstable, will be available in version 24.11. -->
 == Configuration of Thunderbird ==
-Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the homedirectories. There are the following solutions:
+Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the home directories. There are the following solutions:
-* Use Nixpkgs, currently setting policies and preferences is supported.<!-- Usable in unstable, will be available in version 24.11. -->
+* Use Nixpkgs, currently setting policies and preferences is supported.
 * Use [[Home Manager]].
 * Manual configuration with the Thunderbird GUI and backup (and move to others PCs) of the .thunderbird folder. Using IMAP with server-side storage will enable to have several instances of Thunderbird with the same settings and e-mail content.
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 == References ==
-* Thunderbird (site): https://www.thunderbird.net/
+* Thunderbird website: https://www.thunderbird.net/
-* Thunderbird (sourcecode): https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central
+* Thunderbird source code: https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central
-* [https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&query=programs.thunderbird List of Nixpkgs' Thunderbird options]
+* [https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=24.11&query=programs.thunderbird List of Nixpkgs' Thunderbird options]
 [[Category:Applications]]