First, find the profile folder, in Linux it is at : ~/.thunderbird/<your profile>
Ubuntu create a symbolic link to .thunderbird folder from: ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/
Archive the .thunderbird folder by doing:
tar czvf thunderbird-backup.tgz ~/.thunderbird
Note that the emails are by default also stored in that profile folder. So copy and and back-up this folder is enough.
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