thunderbird crashes on startup on default Debian Mate platform

[ndp]

thunderbird from Debian 8 works (at least is starts - I have not actually used it).


If you want to install it manually:

Code:

$ wget http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/t/thunderbird/thunderbird_60.9.0-1~deb8u1_armhf.deb
# dpkg -i thunderbird_60.9.0-1~deb8u1_armhf.deb

Debian 8 is supported till June 30 2020. If you want to track security updates for thunderbird, you have to figure out how to add exactly this deb package to your /etc/apt/sources.list file.

Yep, that works for me 

Installed as per wget command above, and it works just fine. I've locked the installed version until I figure out the correct entry in sources.list for tracking Debian 8 updates.

Thank you for the info

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Perhaps try Evolution (?)  that also ships in the original Debian....
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Tried Evolution and it works as does geary , but I prefer to stick with thunderbird as I use it across most of my devices.

[User 11436]

thunderbird from Debian 8 works (at least is starts - I have not actually used it).


If you want to install it manually:

Code:

$ wget http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/t/thunderbird/thunderbird_60.9.0-1~deb8u1_armhf.deb
# dpkg -i thunderbird_60.9.0-1~deb8u1_armhf.deb

Debian 8 is supported till June 30 2020. If you want to track security updates for thunderbird, you have to figure out how to add exactly this deb package to your /etc/apt/sources.list file.

Yep, that works for me 

Installed as per wget command above, and it works just fine. I've locked the installed version until I figure out the correct entry in sources.list for tracking Debian 8 updates.

Thank you for the info

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Perhaps try Evolution (?)  that also ships in the original Debian....
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Tried Evolution and it works as does geary , but I prefer to stick with thunderbird as I use it across most of my devices.

I think I'll switch to Evolution for now. Partly also because I'll need some of evolution's back end to add my CalDav calendar accounts anyway. I was trying Claws Mail, but its insistence on creating IMAP folders for "Queue" is annoying. I hope Thunderbird gets fixed in the future. I too prefer using it on devices where it can be used.

Ben

[ColoBill]

I also had this issue with the stock Debian/Mate. I installed the Ubuntu/Mate image and now Thunderbird works.

What version of Ubuntu/Mate Thunderbird did you load and where did you find it?

[embhorn]

I also had this issue with the stock Debian/Mate. I installed the Ubuntu/Mate image and now Thunderbird works.

What version of Ubuntu/Mate Thunderbird did you load and where did you find it?

Pretty sure I just did

Code:

apt install thunderbird

Its an older version, but precompiled for ARMH. I've moved back to the default OS, so no more thunderbird.

[JaceAlvejetti]

Had the same issue with stock Debian, though in trying it on an SD card created with Debian installer script worked, odd but I am still distro hopping, so just reporting my findings.