Clarification needed for access to package versions in repositories

[Ralf Mardorf]

Hi,
> I do not know whether this message will get through, due to the 
> attachments and the consequential total size of the message.


no, 800+k attachments don't get through.

> That is why I have Cc'd a copy to Ralf, in case this message does not 
> get through to the list.
> 
> Below, is a copy of what I posted to the Claws Mail mailing list.
> 
> The person has, on what neofetch shows as Linux Mint 21.3, with 
> Cinnamon, thus, Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3, the kernel version 6.5.0-26 
> and the person has advised that the Claws Mail version 4.1.1(x) is 
> installed.
> 
> An assessment (whether what I have said below, is reasonable and 
> appropriate), by someone more knowledgeable in this area, than me, of 
> what I said below, would be good.
> 
> <forwarded message text is below>
> 
> Okay.
> 
> Now, your sources repository listing shows that your main Ubuntu 
> repository is the Ubuntu "jammy" version. That is Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 
> which is the base of Linux Mint 21.x .
> 
> Now, if you examine the attached screenshots, you can see that the 
> version of Claws Mail that is applicable to Ubuntu 22.04, is 4.0.0.x, 
> and, version 4.1.1.x is applicable to Ubuntu 23.04 and 23.10; and, the 
> kernel version 5,15.x, is applicable to Linux Mint 21.3, and, the kernel 
> version 6.5.x, is applicable to Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 Edge, which, as 
> the screenshot shows,
> 
> "
> Edge ISO Images
> 
> If you cannot boot or install Linux Mint because your hardware is too 
> recent and is not properly detected, you may get better results with the 
> “Edge” ISO image.
> 
> In addition to its regular ISO images, Linux Mint sometimes provides an 
> “edge” ISO image for its latest release. This image ships with newer 
> components to be able to support the most modern hardware chipsets and 
> devices.
> 
> Warning
> 
> The Edge ISO image is not as stable as the other ISOs and may not 
> support as many proprietary drivers. Only use it if you cannot boot or 
> install with the other ISOs.
> "
> 
> Thus, the version of Linux Mint, that you have installed, is, whilst the 
> repository sources list, shows "jammy" ,- Ubuntu 22.04, I believe, the 
> "Edge" version of Linux Mint 21.3, and, is, effectively, a 
> "Frankenstein" Linux Mint installation - being the equivalent of a 
> Debian mix of a stable version and a testing version. I think this would 
> make your system, an equivalent of Debian experimental, and, that is a 
> thing for only "Linux guru's"
> 
> Neither the kernel version that you have, nor, the Claws Mail version 
> that you have, belong in a stable Linux Mint 21.3 version, unless the 
> system administrator, is a Linux Mint expert.
> 
> You might want to subscribe to, and, post to, the Ubuntu users mailing 
> list,


"What is this list for?

ubuntu-users is a mailing list staffed by volunteer community members to
provide technical support to Ubuntu Users.

Users of Ubuntu and officially supported derivatives (Kubuntu, Edubuntu,
Xubuntu, Lubuntu) can get support here. Users of derivatives (such as
Backtrack and Linux Mint) are not officially supported." -
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuUsersListFAQ#FAQ1

I recommend to ask for help at https://linuxmint.com/contactus.php .

> to confirm what I have found, and, my assessment, but, whilst I 
> have not been able, after some years of trying, to migrate Claws Mail 
> data files (settings and stored messages), from one installation to the 
> next, I believe (and, you should confirm this, on the Ubuntu users 
> mailing list, where experts do reside, and, I am not an expert) that you 
> need to do a clean install, to reinstall your Linux Mint installation, 
> as I believe that you are likely to experience increasing system 
> instability, and, may lose all of your data, apart from Claws Mail 
> stuff. And, if you do what I suggest, I suggest that you do not install 
> a Linux Mint Edge system.
> 
> I believe that whatever caused your system to upgrade as it has, has 
> corrupted your system, and, that what you have experienced in Claws 
> Mail, may be a minor symptom of a much greater system problem.


The claws-mail version are provided by flathub and the kernel is
provided by official repositories for 22.04.:

"Update to Claws-Mail 4.1.1" -
https://github.com/flathub/org.claws_mail.Claws-Mail
linux-generic-hwe-22.04 (6.5.0.26.26~22.04.13)
https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy-updates/linux-generic-hwe-22.04
linux-generic-hwe-22.04-edge (6.5.0.26.26~22.04.13)
https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy-updates/linux-generic-hwe-22.04-edge

Without more information we can only guess.

Regards,
Ralf