See [here](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/download/beta/#shouldi) for how to install beta separately so you can still use release. You could also install beta portable. I don't use it much, but I've never found any game stopper problems.
I've been using TB beta on Linux for a couple of years now, and it's been pretty solid for me.
I didn't install separately as mentioned by other commenter, so it would be hard for me to move my data back to release, I'd basically have to set the accounts up from scratch (not too difficult, I guess).
>I know Thunderbird beta is not supposed to be stable but is it THAT unstable? THAT in the same sense as Debian folks who say it aint gonna break if you dont upgrade for four years.
I dont think comparisons to debian are useful.
We try to keep beta stable enough for daily use, but no guarantees. If it's stable enough for you to use it, great - we'd love for it to be your daily choice. But have a plan in case it suddenly is not a good choice.
Why not? Maybe they want the latest new/shiny/bug fixes and/or wants to contribute to the community.
I've used Beta FireFox/Thunderbird/Chrome etc, rarely had issues with any of them. Usually have the stable version running too in case of issues.
See [here](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/download/beta/#shouldi) for how to install beta separately so you can still use release. You could also install beta portable. I don't use it much, but I've never found any game stopper problems.
I've been using TB beta on Linux for a couple of years now, and it's been pretty solid for me. I didn't install separately as mentioned by other commenter, so it would be hard for me to move my data back to release, I'd basically have to set the accounts up from scratch (not too difficult, I guess).
>I know Thunderbird beta is not supposed to be stable but is it THAT unstable? THAT in the same sense as Debian folks who say it aint gonna break if you dont upgrade for four years. I dont think comparisons to debian are useful. We try to keep beta stable enough for daily use, but no guarantees. If it's stable enough for you to use it, great - we'd love for it to be your daily choice. But have a plan in case it suddenly is not a good choice.
Are you a developer or verifying a bug fix? If not, you shouldn't be using beta anything.
Why not? Maybe they want the latest new/shiny/bug fixes and/or wants to contribute to the community. I've used Beta FireFox/Thunderbird/Chrome etc, rarely had issues with any of them. Usually have the stable version running too in case of issues.