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<h12 id="account">Configuring an email account</h12>
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*Thunderbird* will be reinstalled automatically every time you start Tails.
Future installations will be much faster since *Thunderbird* is already
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After *Thunderbird* is installed, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Internet&nbsp;▸ Thunderbird** to open *Thunderbird*.
Um *Thunderbird* zu starten, wählen Sie **Anwendungen&nbsp;▸ Internet&nbsp;▸ Thunderbird**.
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To startAfter *Thunderbird* is installed, choose **Applications&nbsp;▸ Internet&nbsp;▸ Thunderbird** to open *Thunderbird*.
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<p class="command">sudo journalctl -f -u tails-additional-software-upgrade.service</p>
 
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<p>If you are comfortable with the command line and [[set up an
administration
password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]] when
starting Tails, you can execute the following command to track the progress
of the download and installation:</p>
 
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This first installation can take several minutes. During this time, no
*Thunderbird* launcher is available in the **Apps** menu.
 
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*Thunderbird* is downloaded and installed in the background after you
connected to the Tor network.
 
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[[Connect to the Tor network.|doc/anonymous_internet/tor]]
 
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Tails also tries to install as additional software the language package
that corresponds to the language of this Tails session, if it exists. To
use *Thunderbird* in another language, see [[using *Thunderbird* in
another language|thunderbird#language]].
 
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Tails detects that you have both the **Thunderbird Email Client** and **Additional
Software** features of the Persistent Storage turned on and automatically
adds *Thunderbird* to your list of additional software.
 
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</div>
</div>
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<p>To reopen this page after restarting Tails, choose <b>Apps&nbsp;▸
Tails&nbsp;▸ Tails Documentation</b> and go to <b>Documentation&nbsp;▸
Uncensored and anonymous Internet&nbsp;▸ Emailing and reading news with
Thunderbird</b>.</p>
 
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<div class="tip">
<div class="tip">
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Restart Tails.
 
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Close the Persistent Storage settings.
 
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Turn on the **Thunderbird Email Client** feature.
 
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Make sure that the **Additional Software** feature is turned on.
 
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Create a Persistent Storage if you don't have one already.
 
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Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Tails&nbsp;▸ Persistent Storage** to open the Persistent Storage settings.
 
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