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Is Thunderbird 149.0 a release or a beta?

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Randy Low
Randy Low

I installed Thunderbird 149.0 on Linux Mint 22.2 and I can't figure out if it's a release or a beta. On the downloads page, the "Release" section lists 148.0.1. The "Beta" section lists 149.0b4. The "Help - About Thunderbird Beta" window says "Release notes." I'm confused: what are these?

I installed T[https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/thunderbird/releases/149.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/ hunderbird 149.0] on Linux Mint 22.2 and I can't figure out if it's a release or a beta. On the [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/ downloads page], the "Release" section lists 148.0.1. The "Beta" section lists 149.0b4. The "Help - About Thunderbird Beta" window says "Release notes." I'm confused: what are these?
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david
david
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149.0 is the release and that is what your screenshot shows. the beta is 149.0B4 - I agree, it's a bit confusing, as the beta was 149.0 just a few weeks ago.

Randy Low
Randy Low Question owner

Why does the screenshot say "Thunderbird Beta is being updated by another instance"?

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david
david
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I am as puzzled as you. I notice the release website, as I write this, is not current: https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/releases/ maybe there's a bug in release documentation.

Randy Low
Randy Low Question owner

delete.

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