Introduction to Mozilla
Mozilla is a browser suite, the Open Source
sibling of Netscape. It includes the browser,
composer, mail client, a calendar client and an IRC client.
The Mozilla project also hosts two subprojects that aim to cater to the needs
of users who don't need the complete browser suite or like to have seperate applications
for browsing and e-mail. These subprojects are
Mozilla Firebird,
(a stand-alone browser based on the Mozilla source code) and
Mozilla Thunderbird,
(a stand-alone mail client based on the Mozilla source code). The build instructions
for these two applications are discussed in this section instead of having a
seperate section since the build instructions are very similar to those for
Mozilla. In addition, because of the similarity,
only the changes required with respect to
the Mozilla instructions are mentioned.
Package information
Download (HTTP):
Download (FTP):
Download size: &mozilla-size;
Estimated Disk space required:
&mozilla-buildsize;
Estimated build time:
&mozilla-time;
Mozilla dependencies
Required
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Recommended
(for Enigmail extension)
Additional downloads
Enigmail Extension
(Useful only if Mozilla Mail is built):
Inter Process Communicaton Extension
(Needed for Enigmail):