Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
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LMDE 2 has reached end of support as of 1-1-2019
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Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
It's out since 20 days now and I do need its fix for a bug that bugs me.
Plus its „Various security fixes“.
Thanks, Hans
Plus its „Various security fixes“.
Thanks, Hans
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Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
I have it in Mint 17.3 Cinnamon. What are you using?
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Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
On my Mint 19 system..
I don't use it, so I didn't pay it any attention.
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$ dpkg-query -W thunderbird
thunderbird 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
Well, this is the LMDE2 forum… using LMDE2 Mate.
Looks ever more as if LMDE is being left behind — even security updates delayed for weeks.
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$ apt policy thunderbird
thunderbird:
Installed: 52.9.0~linuxmint1+betsy
Candidate: 52.9.0~linuxmint1+betsy
Version table:
1:52.9.1-1~deb8u1 0
500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages
1:52.8.0-1~deb8u1 0
500 http://debian.netcologne.de/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
*** 52.9.0~linuxmint1+betsy 0
700 http://mirror.netcologne.de/linuxmint/packages/ betsy/upstream amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
I don't know the fix, but I do see the problem:
700 http://mirror.netcologne.de/linuxmint/packages/ betsy/upstream amd64 Packages
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
That was clear: the Mint team set a higher priority on its own packages (branding, sponsoring) which is alright so far.
The proper fix is also obvious: Mint should then provide the current version, hence my request.
Some workarounds come to mind, but they are not the proper fix and require manual tinkering (on half a dozen machines in my case), always with some risk of unintended later consequences:
• forcing apt-get to use jessie/updates/main for Thunderbird
• lowering Mint's priority
• switching TB from Default to Release update channel
The proper fix is also obvious: Mint should then provide the current version, hence my request.
Some workarounds come to mind, but they are not the proper fix and require manual tinkering (on half a dozen machines in my case), always with some risk of unintended later consequences:
• forcing apt-get to use jessie/updates/main for Thunderbird
• lowering Mint's priority
• switching TB from Default to Release update channel
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
You are right, of course, but with one exception the developers do not come here to discuss, so all we can do is offer you workarounds or tell you to just wait it out.
You can try to contact the developers on their IRC I believe.
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
The person who needs to know has been notified.
When I give opinions, they are my own. Not necessarily those of any other Linux Mint developer or the Linux Mint project as a whole.
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
Thank you!
I understand most work is going into LMDE3 right now (and I'm eagerly awaiting that).
But this also affects security updates for all normal LMDE2 installations…
I understand most work is going into LMDE3 right now (and I'm eagerly awaiting that).
But this also affects security updates for all normal LMDE2 installations…
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
I have just received the Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update (Level 1 security update) from the Debian Security repository through Update Manager. I'm on LMDE2 Mate 64-bit.
Re: Please provide Thunderbird 52.9.1 Update
Yes, it's just arrived. The simple way, by retiring TB from the Mint repos, thus freeing the Debian repos.
A little problem is that the binary has now moved: from /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird to /usr/bin/thunderbird → /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird. So user–modified scripts and links may need to be changed, too.
A little problem is that the binary has now moved: from /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird to /usr/bin/thunderbird → /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird. So user–modified scripts and links may need to be changed, too.