'Icedove' upgrade taken, Now Thunderbird won't start?? <SOLVED>

[Ak_LM_Man]

How do I fix this? I need my email to work. Now it doesn't; please help.
LMDE2 64-bit on Asus M3N WS, 3.16.0-4 Kernel, Mate Desktop.

Thank You-

[Wini]

I had the same problem on my LMDE2 installation... Try to start Thunderbird from the command line of terminal (type thunderbird). That should work, at least for me it did.

If you have defined Thunderbird to be started from the program starter (sorry I don't know the english name of the program, because I use a different language) you need to change the command line entry of this starter entry from "/opt/thunderbird/thunderbird %u" to "/usr/bin/thunderbird %u". This is also required if you have a starter on the desktop.

I hope this helps.

[Ak_LM_Man]

Thank You Wini!

Your information saved me a bunch of frustration (after a long day of it), and after editing the command in my 'Launcher Button' on the desktop to '/usr/bin/thunderbird %u' My Thunderbird (Version 45.8.0) installation launches and runs correctly.

Terminal Command "apt policy thunderbird"
thunderbird:
Installed: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1
Candidate: 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1
Version table:
*** 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 0
500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
45.8.0~linuxmint1+betsy 0
500 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ betsy/import amd64 Packages


You have Saved the Day for me - many thanks!

--- Best Regards ---

[Andy-A]

It looks to me like this update was offered in error - it is not the Linux Mint version (which will probably come later).

If you are having problems starting Thunderbird/Icedove you can downgrade by specifying the version:

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sudo apt-get install thunderbird=45.8.0~linuxmint1+betsy thunderbird-l10n-en-gb=45.8.0~linuxmint1+betsy

[Andy-A]

Sorry - I should have indicated that you should downgrade whichever Thunderbird language packs or addons that were upgraded to 1:45.8.0.3~deb8u1, thunderbird-l10n-en-gb is just the one that I have...

[Crewp]

Yep, this update broke my Thunderbird software, had to downgrade also.

[Dr. Octagon]

Maybe the easier way:

Meanwhile just change the shortcut to /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird and everything works as usual.

Btw.
I've got thunderbird with the update and not icedove, but prior tb didn't start up with the old shortcut in the menu... until I change the shortcut (see above).

Cu
Dr. Octagon

[Apfelmus]

Thank you very much!! Whatever went wrong is very likely a showstopper for newbies like me.

[clem]

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