[Bug 563893] Re: Thunderbird will not launch due to a recursive symlink

[Micah Gersten]

** Description changed:

- NOTE: After upgrade, you must follow the instructions in
- /usr/share/doc/thunderbird/NEWS.Debian.gz if you were affected.  The
- upload prevents this issue from occurring in the future.
+ NOTE: In 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu2, a recursive symlink might have been
+ created.  If Thunderbird will not start once you upgrade to 3.0.4
+ +nobinonly-0ubuntu3, then run 'ls -ld ~/.*thunderbird*' from a terminal.
+ If you see .thunderbird in your home directory linked to itself, remove
+ the .thunderbird link to itself and mv .thunderbird.upstream to
+ .thunderbird
  
- WORKAROUND: Remove the .thunderbird (not .mozilla-thunderbird) symlink
- in your home directory and mv .thunderbird.upstream to .thunderbird
- Then create an empty .thunderbird.upstream directory.  Thunderbird
- should launch after that.
+ WORKAROUND for 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu2: Remove the .thunderbird (not
+ .mozilla-thunderbird) symlink in your home directory and mv
+ .thunderbird.upstream to .thunderbird  Then create an empty
+ .thunderbird.upstream directory.  Thunderbird should launch after that.
  
  Binary package hint: thunderbird
  
  After an update involving a GB language pack, Thunderbird will not
  launch at all. I've tried the terminal, Alt+F2 and directly from usr/bin
  with no success. The System Monitor doesn't show any instance of
  Thunderbird running.
  
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04

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Thunderbird will not launch due to a recursive symlink
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563893
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