How to Install SeaMonkey on Ubuntu 24.04 – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Installing SeaMonkey – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Mozilla SeaMonkey in Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS 64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Seamonkey for Ubuntu Noble includes an Internet Browser, eMail & Newsgroup Client, HTML Editor, IRC Chat and Web Development Tools.

Finally, the SeaMonkey Project is a Community Effort to Develop the SeaMonkey All-in-one Internet Application Suite.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal Shell Emulator Window:
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop.
   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Downloading SeaMonkey

   Download Latest SeaMonkey Linux Stable Release

   Pick SeaMonkey in Contrib x8664.tar.bz2

   SeaMonkey Linux Stable

   First, Select the Latest Seamonkey Release and then Access the Contrib Directory…

3. 3. Extracting SeaMonkey

   Next Extract SeaMonkey into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on it to open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvjf ~/Downloads/seamonkey*.tar.bz2

   And if you are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

4. 4. Installing SeaMonkey

   Then to Relocate SeaMonkey
   (For a Local installation skip the below Commands and play it from inside the Home Folder.)
   Switching contents with:

   sudo mv /tmp/seamonkey* /opt

   And to create a Symlink:

   sudo ln -s /opt/seamonkey*/seamonkey /usr/local/bin/seamonkey

   Finally, to set root User Ownership:

   sudo chown -R root:root /opt/seamonkey*

5. 5. Launching SeaMonkey

   Finally, to Launch SeaMonkey
   From Terminal:

   seamonkey

   How to Easy Creating a SeaMonkey Desktop Quick Launcher

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   Creating an Application Launcher on Ubuntu