Questions tagged [thunderbird]
Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client. It is Ubuntu's default e-mail client since 11.10.
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Does anyone know why thunderbird is suddently asking for my gmail password every day?
All of a sudden, after a routine software update, thunderbird is asking me for my gmail password once per day. Does anyone know if this is from the gmail side or the thunderbird side? It's only a ...
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Wetransfer with Thunderbird on Ubuntu [Solved]
Thunderbird 60.5 supports Wetransfer for large attachments via the Filelink feature. Configuring Wetransfer was pretty straight forward under Win10, but I cannot configure it under Ubuntu.
Is ...
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Error Thunderbird v 60.5.1 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
I am having this error, since this morning when I switch on my computer and tried to launch Thunderbird: “Unable to load address book file abook.mab. It may be read-only, or locked by another ...
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How to minimise Thunderbird on startup?
Recently, in Cinnamon, Thunderbird resists being minimized by xdotool.
How to minimize it after launch?
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Install Thunderbird 60 with ppa
I want to install Thunderbird 60 on my Kubuntu 18.04. I know I can do it over ppa:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
sudo apt install thunderbird
but it will still install thunderbird 52 ...
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How to make Thunderbird open links in Firefox in Kubuntu 18.10?
Due to bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/165327 it looks like Thunderbird is not opening links in Firefox on a fresh install of Kubuntu 18.10.
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Can't open file attachment with Libreoffice snap
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 and have Libreoffice 6.2 installed as a snap app. I'm trying to open an attachment from Thunderbird, but get the following error message
I can save the file to my Downloads ...
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Failing to generate keys in Thunderbird Enigmail
Running Ubuntu 18.04 on an HP 15. Trying to encrypt my email with Enigmail in Thunderbird, but key generation fails, unfortunately. Debugging log shows the following errors:
2019-02-26 11:09:17.986 [...
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Thunderbird can not get messages
TB times out when it tries to download messages.
Here are my settings.
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Thunderbird profile in Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
This seems like a very simple question. I want to move my Thunderbird profile from Windows to Ubuntu. Where exactly should I place the file in Ubuntu? Please give me the path to the folder where I ...
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POP3 problem. Cannot receive mail in Thunderbird
I'm having trouble with Thunderbird. Again.
When I click Get Messages it gives me this error:
When I click OK I get this:
I tried to enter a new password. changed the user password twice but it ...
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Thunderbird cannot send emails
I started using Ubuntu 16.04 for my internship and I have no idea what I’m doing. So total noob here.
Basically, Thunderbird won't work. It won't send or receive messages. When I try to send a ...
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Unable to get thunderbird mail to work with comcast
Comcast killed port 110 back in December, now thunderbird mail won't work.Changed setting for pop3 to new port 995. still no work. Setup an imap also, still same results.
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Time and week start day in Thunderbird in Ubuntu 18
Thunderbird in Ubuntu 18.04
I did set 24hrs format in Ubuntu by settings - Date & Time - Time Format and I have correct time on the top of my screen.
However, I still have 12hrs format in ...
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Can't open attachment in appropriate application from Thunderbird
When I try to open a PDF file from an attachment in an email in Thunderbird, I only get a few applications and none of them are appropriate to open PDF files:
When I save the file to my HD, it opens ...
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How to build CalDAV Server - change IP
I try to build a CalDAV Server on my server with Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. I have a real IP (configured in Ubuntu) but I don't no how to configure the CalDAV Server.
I was following this instructions but i ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 and Previous Thunderbird Crashes When Closed
When I close Thunderbird on purpose, I get a message that it has crashed and it asks if I want to close it or wait. How do I stop this odd behavior which has been happening through many versions of ...
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ProtonMail bridge installation for a newbie
Just installed Ubuntu 18.10 two weeks a go and it's my first Linux distro.
Everything's working fine and I want to start playing with the terminal.
So I want to install this still in beta ProtonMail ...
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No E-Mail Notification Thunderbird in Dock
I have Ubuntu 18.10 and if I get a new E-mail from Thunderbird the red notifier on Dock (button) is not visible.
Have somebody an idea what happens?
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Copy+Paste from Screenshot [duplicate]
I receive a lot of screenshots during my daily work.
Most of them contain numbers which I need to copy+paste.
Is there a magic way to copy+paste numbers from images?
I use thunderbird and firefox ...
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Cannot set up Thuderbird email accounts [closed]
I can't set up Thunderbird email accounts. I have Thunderbird installed on several operating systems with no problems. I even uninstalled Ubuntu 18.04 & reinstalled it. I get a message saying that ...
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Thunderbird calendar alerts are no longer persistent system-wide stay-on-screen notifications
In 16.04 when there was a calendar reminder for an event in Thunderbird/Lightning it would give a system-wide pop up reminder. These would appear at the forefront of the screen no matter what ...
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Delaying or disabling the marking of messages as read when opened in Thunderbird 60+
There used to be a setting somewhere in Thunderbird to delay the automatic marking of messages as read when opened, or to disable it altogether until the user has manually set a message to read. Many ...
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How to upgrade to Thunderbird 60.3.3?
I have a bunch of bugs with the release of Thunderbird 60.2.1. I'd like to upgrade to Thunderbird 60.3.3 but I couldn't find it yet on https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-security/+archive/ubuntu/...
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Can only start few applications with Ubuntu 18.04.1 on Lenovo ThinkPad 460s
I'm currently running 18.04.1 on a T460s. Everything runs smooth except one issue occuring once in a while:
Seems like I'm sometimes not able to start more than one application, e.g. Firefox 64.0 (...
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Secret key has missing trust [sic] in Thunderbird
I have recently installed the latest version of Thunderbird (60.3.0, 64-bit) on Ubuntu 18.04 from the Snap Store. I have installed the Enigmail addon and successfully imported my private key. On ...
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Thunderbird: How to copy CalDAV/CardDAV Connections from one Machine to another?
On my main machine I am running Thunderbird with Lightning and have several CalDAV calendars connected. Furthermore there is also a CardDAV address book hooked up.
How can I transfer those CalDAV and ...
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Thunderbird Mail Merge conditional on field ending with a period produces wrong result
I am trying to make the salutation in my email conditional on whether the recipient has a Job Title or not, but it isn't working properly.
The email is sent, but the salutation is always "Dear {{First ...
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Enigmail pgp key in Libre office
sorry if this was already answered, but I couldn't find the right answer on my own.
I am using Enigmail in Thunderbird and created a pgp key (priv and pub) for myself in Enigmail. Now I want to sign ...
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How to set Thunderbird leave messages on server in Ubuntu 18.04?
I'm trying to set up Thunderbird with secondary mail account and want it to leave messages on server. There was such a feature, at least in Windows earlier, like this:
But I can't see those tick box ...
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Thunderbird 60.2.1 doesn't notify with new email?
I want thunderbird 60.2.1 to show email notifications even my thunderbird client is not active (running in background). It only works when I open the client. But It doesn't give notifications in ...
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Install Thunderbird 52.0 manually and correct
Ubuntu 18.04 - I'm rather new to Ubuntu.
I want to use Thunderbird with 'Lightning'.
I installed Thunderbird via the 'Ubuntu Software' - Thunderbird 60.3.0.
In the Add-ons Manager of Thunderbird it ...
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How to transfer files from Windows 10 partition to new Ubuntu partition
My brilliant techy son has convinced me to move to linux/ubuntu for everyday use, and installed Ubuntu on a separate partition on one of my pc's. I need to save the Windows 10 partition for 2-3 ...
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Menu bar missing on some programs
I'm running XFCE on Ubuntu 16.04.5. Two days ago the menu bar disappeared randomly in LibreOffice programs only, still worked in other programs like FileZilla, Thunar, Thunderbird, etc. But in ...
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New Thunderbird (version 60+) to show emails' date with four-digit again?
Recently in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS we got a new Thunderbird version, jumping from version 52 something to now version 60.2.1
In the e-mail section which lists all e-mails, as well as in the individual e-...
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Thunderbird 60 minimise to tray [duplicate]
Extensions like FireTray no longer work with the Thunderbird version 60+ . How can I run thunderbird version 60+ minimised to tray?
I run awesome-wm v4.2.
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Thunderbird unread message count not displayed
Thunderbird doesn't show the unread counter on its symbol in the dock for me on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10 (both with gnome).
Is that normal? If not, does anybody know what the problem could be?
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replace default Dutch Thunderbird by en-US version
On my Ubuntu 18.04 the default Thunderbird version is Dutch.
I want that to be the en-US version. Including automatic updates etc.
How can I do that?
$ dpkg -l | grep thunderbird
ii thunderbird ...
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Thunderbird not saving passwords on Ubuntu 18.04
I have 4 computers with Ubuntu 18.04 and in all 4, Thunderbird stopped saving credentials. Every time I open Thunderbird I have to enter passwords and/or OAuth2 authentication information and even ...
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Which is the proper way to add Lightning calendar to Thunderbird (60+)?
A recent update of Thunderbird in Ubuntu (version 60.2.1) broke the Lightning calendar installed as add-on. See here. Mozilla provides Lightning as bundled in the last versions, but Ubuntu (and Debian?...
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Thunderbird: Highlight Mails containing unprocessed invitations
Is there a way to highlight mails which contain unprocessed invitations?
I would like to see the highlighted line here:
If the message contains this:
Is there a way to get this?
For me it is ...
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Thunderbird 60 becomes unresponsive after clicking the "Write" button
Thunderbird 60.2.1 installed on my Lubuntu 18.04.1, as a part of the standard updates.
Now, when I click on the "Write" button to start a new message, the application becomes unresponsive. The ...
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replace thunderbird version that is installed by default in such a way that the replacing version is auto updated [duplicate]
Ubuntu 18.04
Thunderbird updated automatically to 60.2.1 two days ago. With two problems for me:
UI language changed from en-US to Dutch, so all short cuts I use are different..
calendar was not ...
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Lost Calendar in Thunderbird after Ubuntu 18.04 System Update [duplicate]
I recently ran the offered system update for my Ubuntu 18.04 installation. Everything appeared to go well even if it did take over an hour and I was quite happy whit how it all turned out. However I'...
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How can I minimize Thunderbird 60.2.1 to tray after "MinimizeToTray revived" add-on stopped working?
After update, my Thunderbird stopped getting minimized with the "MinimizeToTray revived" add-on.
Is there any way to minimize my Thunderbird? Any other add-on that works with the new version?
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How to go back to previous version of Thunderbird on 18.04?
On 15/10/2018, updates pulled a new version of Thunderbird (60.2.1). Unfortunately this version does not work with some important addons I rely on. What is the procedure to go back to the previous ...
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How do I install GnuPG 2.2?
Is it possible to install GnuPG 2.2 in Ubuntu 16.04?
According to https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2018q3/000428.html there is a maintenance version 2.2.10. This link also tells how ...
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Latest update to Thunderbird 60.2.1 on 18.04 - Lightning calendar missing
After completing an Ubuntu automatic software update (15 Oct 2018) that included Thunderbird 60.2.1 the Lightning calendar is now missing.
When I click on Thunderbird's Add-On tab to see if there's ...
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Google calendar reminders not imported in thunderbird
I have thunderbird with the lightning and the google calendar extension. It works almost perfect, which means that the tasks and events are imported correctly, the calendars synchronizes properly and ...
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How do I disable spell checking in Thunderbird?
In Thunderbird, when I compose a new message, I can go into Options and unselect "Spell Check As You Type". I have to do this every time I send a message. How can I disable it permanently?