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

[Micah Gersten]

** Description changed:

  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
+ the .thunderbird link to itself and move .thunderbird.upstream to
  .thunderbird
  
  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

** Description changed:

  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 move .thunderbird.upstream to
  .thunderbird
  
  WORKAROUND for 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu2: Remove the .thunderbird (not
- .mozilla-thunderbird) symlink in your home directory and mv
+ .mozilla-thunderbird) symlink in your home directory and move
  .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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