Thunderbird 102.1.0-2 compatible with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS?

[Kaj Haulrich]

On 8/18/22 14:59, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 18:47, Charles Irons <irons.charles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please advise me about Thunderbird new version 102.1.0-2 or tell me who to ask.
> 
> Yes, this is a problem, and it affects me too.
> 
> The core problem is this: there are 2 different packaging versions here.
> 
> There is an ordinary "native" .DEB version of Thunderbird. It is still
> on v91. It keeps its email in your home directory.
> 
> AND there is a different, Snap packaged version of Thunderbird. This is on v102.
> 
> Like all Snap packaged apps, it keeps its email in a special separate area.
> 
> If you install both, you get 2 copies, and they can't see each other's email.
> 
> If you are happy with the Snap, then remove the .DEB packaged version:
> 
> sudo apt remove thunderbird
> 
> You can easily find instructions online on how to move your existing
> Thunderbird profile into your Snap Thunderbird profile directory.
> 
> I did not want to do this and was not happy with this situation. There
> is a third way that is easy and quick:
> 
> There is a Thunderbird AppImage:
> 
> https://appimage.github.io/Thunderbird/
> 
> If you uninstall both other versions,  download that and follow the
> instructions, it works fine on Ubuntu 22.04 and it will pick up your
> existing native-Thunderbird 91 profile and Just Work.
> 
> This is what I recommend.
> 
Well, there's a 4.th option, which I used with success because I will 
not use snap in any way, manner, shape of form:

1. Uninstall the existing thunderbird, but keep the configuration files 
(usually .thunderbird in your home directory)

2. Go to https://www.thunderbird.net and download the newest version. I 
comes as a tar.gz file.

3. Extract the file. It creates a directory 'thunderbird'

4. Copy that to /opt (sudo cp -r thunderbird /opt)

5. Cd to /opt/thunderbird, scroll down and run thunderbird from there.

6. Use a menu-editor to save the changes.

That's all.

Kaj Haulrich.

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