[Bug 527138] Re: enigmail claims to be for Thunderbird, but conflicts with it

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: enigmail
- 
  Problem occurs with: Ubuntu Lucid
  Does not occur with: Ubuntu 9.10
  
  enigmail's package description says that it is "GPG support for
  Thunderbird". But installing enigmail uninstalls Thunderbird.
  
  ------------
  15:37:58@~> apt-cache show enigmail | grep Description
  Description: Enigmail - GPG support for Thunderbird
  15:38:22@~> sudo apt-get install enigmail
- [sudo] password for mpt: 
+ [sudo] password for mpt:
  Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree       
+ Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  ...
  The following extra packages will be installed:
-   iceape-mailnews seamonkey-browser seamonkey-mailnews
+   iceape-mailnews seamonkey-browser seamonkey-mailnews
  Suggested packages:
-   seamonkey-dom-inspector
+   seamonkey-dom-inspector
  Recommended packages:
-   seamonkey-gnome-support
+   seamonkey-gnome-support
  The following packages will be REMOVED
-   language-support-translations-en language-support-translations-pt thunderbird thunderbird-locale-en-gb thunderbird-locale-fr thunderbird-locale-pl thunderbird-locale-pt-br
-   thunderbird-locale-pt-pt
+   language-support-translations-en language-support-translations-pt thunderbird thunderbird-locale-en-gb thunderbird-locale-fr thunderbird-locale-pl thunderbird-locale-pt-br
+   thunderbird-locale-pt-pt
  ...
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
  ------------
+ 
+ Workaround: Install Enigmail from Thunderbird's Add-ons window ("Tools"
+ > "Add-ons").

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enigmail claims to be for Thunderbird, but conflicts with it
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527138
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