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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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How to prevent an application stealing focus in Ubuntu 18.04

When clicking a link in Thunderbird, Chrome automatically steals focus. I want to keep working in Thunderbird while clicking links open them in Chrome in the background - without stealing focus. How ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 Thunderbird - IPDL protocol error: Handler returned error code!

Thunderbird 91.3.1 If I start Thunderbird from the terminal, and then select any email message to read, I see the following error... IPDL protocol error: Handler returned error code! ###!!! [Parent][...
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Gnome mail client? For Exchange, GMail and MS Live accounts

Hello what email client am I supposed to use in Ubuntu Gnome 17.04? I just switched to gnome and I can see there are online accounts to add all my three mail accounts (Exchange, GMail and MS Live). I ...
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How to minimize to tray Thunderbird in KDE Plasma 5.2?

I just tried Kubuntu 15.04. I installed Thunderbird with minimizetotray addon. But window disappears instead of minimize to tray. How can I fix it?
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Thunderbird not starting with kernel 5.8.0-26

I am on Ubuntu 20.10 having upgraded from 20.04 And have just done the latest updates this included Kernel 5.8.0-26-generic. However, on re-starting the machine, Thunderbird won’t start anymore. I get ...
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How to integrate Lightning Calendar (Thunderbird) with KDE?

I would like the KDE Calendar widget to display the calendar events from my egroupware calendar (Caldav) which I have configured in Thunderbird. The server uses TLS client certificate authentication ...
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Keep Firefox as default browser but open youtube links in Chrome

Is there a possibility to open Youtube/Twitch/... - Links in Chrome instead of my default browser (Firefox)? The reason is, that all browsers are very slow on my (fresh) installation of 15.10 but ...
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Thunderbird pop-up notifications?

I have Thunderbird set up so that I will receive a notification when I get an email, but all I get is the sound notification. Is there any way I can get a pop up with a preview of the message like I ...
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Application to view and print calendar events in a list (using .ics files)

I use the Lightning extension in Mozilla Thunderbird for my calendars. I'd like to be able to view and print my calendar events in a list format like DATE Event DATE Event DATE Event and so on. ...
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Firefox and Thuderbird freezes OS after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04

Firefox and Thunderbird freezes OS after upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04. Both apps run for about 5 seconds before freezing the system. I tried changing snap Firefox to non-snap Firefox (deb) using ...
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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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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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Setup Chrome to use mailto: links under LXDE

I have Ubuntu 14.04 set up with a choice to sign into either Unity or LXDE as the desktop environment. When I sign into Unity, mailto: links in both Chrome and Firefox work as I would like, opening a ...
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Thunderbird : email notification and unity-panel icon

Problems: The main icon in unity-panel doesn't change when I receive an email. There is no pop up. System setting: Thunderbird is open. Sound notification works. Messaging Menu and Unity ...
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No longer able to move messages in Thunderbird using HUD in Ubuntu 14.04

I used to use the HUD in Thunderbird to move email messages to different folders. I found this a useful feature in Ubuntu 12.04 as I have a lot of email folders and it is quicker to use the HUD than ...
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Thunderbird notifications not appearing

For some reason, Thunderbird's new mail notifications are no longer appearing at the top right of my screen. I hear the pop sound of new messages, and Unity's Thunderbird icon receives a red number ...
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Integrate thunderbird in Gnome 15.10

I'm using gnome shell. Many of the gnome apps (e.g. gnome contacts, the calender in the panel) use the evolution address book/calendar.. How can I tell them to use the data from thunderbird? I tried ...
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Thunderbird 91.7.0 keeps freezing in Ubuntu 20.04

I have been using Thunderbird as my main e-mail and calendar app in Ubuntu for many years. Currently running Thunderbird 91.8, Ubuntu 20.04, Gnome 3.36.8. For a few months now Thunderbird freezes very ...
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Gnome-shell thinks Thunderbird is still open

For some time when I exit Thunderbird the Gnome-shell does not seem to notice. The dot next to Thunderbird's icon in the launch bar is indicating that the application is still running. The annoying ...
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Missing e-mail notification for Thunderbird

I am using Thunderbird (version 68.7) on a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 but I do not get any notification popup in the system tray. I switched on notifications in the Thunderbird settings and ...
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Thunderbird unable to set Text Encoding to Turkish

I am using Ubuntu 19.10 and Thunderbird 68.4.1 (64-bit). I want to set the default Text Encoding for incoming mails to Turkish (ISO-8859-9). However, when I go to Preferences → Display → Formatting → ...
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Does anyone know if the Firefox ESR PPA is still being maintained?

Both Thunderbird and Firefox ESR have been upgraded to Version 68 on my Windows machines a long time ago, but I still have Version 60 on Ubuntu. PPA is https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/...
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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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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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Ubuntu MATE 16.04.02 - Updates 5/10/2017 Corrupted Thunderbird fonts (Sidebar only)

I have been looking for a solution for the problem created after approving all updates from Ubuntu on 5/10. Thunderbird updated to version 52.1.1 during the update done from Software Updater. After ...
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Is it possible to open mails in tabs for evolution?

Is it possible to make evolution open messages in tabs, like thunderbird does?
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Gnome controll center online accounts and Thunderbird

I'm trying to set up my work-mail (Microsoft Exchange) on my laptop. It didn't work doing it in Thunderbird, so I tried connecting through Online Accounts in Gnome Controll Panel (already using this ...
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Thunderbird tray icon show new emails?

I use Ubuntu 16.04 with Thunderbird 45.4. When I receive a new email, I want the Thunderbird tray icon in the right upper corner to change (so that I know that I have an unread email). I saw somewhere ...
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How can I integrate Thunderbird Lightning calendar into the Unity message indicator menu?

Thunderbird provides Lightning, a proper calendar solution. In analogy to its "Contacts" solution, how can I integrate "Calendar" into the message indicator menu of Ubuntu 16.10 Unity?
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Setup Office 365 Account with Thunderbird

I am having issues with setting up an IMAP connection inside Thunderbird with both of my Office 365 accounts. Thunderbird's error dialog states that I have the wrong username and/or password - but I ...
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Thunderbird as a client for MS Exchange 2013, specifically GAL searches

I'm involved in a project at work looking at using Linux Desktops for as yet to be specified users... One of the general use issues that I can't yet resolve is searching Global Address Lists using ...
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Encrypting emails with own pgp key in Thunderbird

Don't know if this is the right SE to ask this question, feel free to move the question to another one. Many emails in my inbox are not encrypted: the sender has is not technically educated enough, ...
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Is it safe to modify thunderbird mail box from python?

I would like to compare and merge several mail boxes managed by thunderbird (because they contain a lot of duplicated messages). They are in the mbox format. My first idea was to use the standard ...
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Include signature for new messages only. Evolution mail client

Previously I found on Thunderbird, there's a option called checkbox: Include signature for replies. If I un-select this box, Thunderbird adding signature only for the new messages. Not for replies. ...
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Thunderbird copy sent mail to selected folder

I am new on Ubuntu and on Thunderbird to which I moved. Previously, I used Pegasus under Windows. With Pegasus, when sending an email, I could direct the email to a folder/sub-folder of my choice. I ...
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Thunderbird to run even in the background

I'm wanting to put Thunderbird to run even in the background but don't have that option. I've tried using FireTray but it looks like the version is not compatible. How can I set it up for it to work ...
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Import Outlook emails into Ubuntu. Solutions here don't work ('Profile not found')

I am trying to import my Outlook files from a Windows machine to another machine with just Ubuntu (22.04 LTS, GNOME VERSION 42.2) on it with Thunderbird. This answer (How to import outlook express ...
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mailto links not opening after upgrade to Kubuntu 21.10

Ever since upgrading from Kubuntu 21.04 to 21.10, mailto links in both Firefox and Chromium don't work anymore. No error message when I click them, just nothing happens. Thunderbird is set as the ...
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Avoid desktop notification for new mail if Thunderbird thinks it is spam

With a current combination of Thunderbird (91.7) and Ubuntu 18.04, can Thunderbird be configured to not show desktop notifications when it decided that a new mail is spam? Currently is shows a desktop ...
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Drag-drop to Thunderbird works poorly with Wayland

I am getting behavior where if I drag and drop an attachment (jpg, docx) onto a Thunderbird compose window, often it does not get attached. As I am dragging, the window overlay that shows that it's ...
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How to remove entire profile from thunderbird

I did what has been warned; be careful when entering the config in Thunderbird. I trashed it. I cannot get to the 'options' at all to correct. I uninstalled Thunderbird; then reinstalled it (via the ...
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Software recommendation: Thunderbird alternative, that can import TB's data

tl;dr Looking for a reliable alternative to Thunderbird that can import (or read) all emails from Thunderbird (only emails is fine) support local account (read localhost mail, from /var/mail/...) ...
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Is there a way to increase the size of the Caja file selector thumbnails?

Hopefully the title makes sense. All I need to know is if there is a way to make the thumbnails/image previews bigger as on a laptop screen they are pretty hard to see.
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how can I get thunderbird's "current tasks" in evolution?

when using the Tasklist of thunderbird, there is a filter called "current Tasks", which shows task that are unfinished and have a start-date in the past (or no start-date at all). Is there ...
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AppArmor Firefox profile breaks links in e-mails on Thunderbird

After activating the default AppArmor profile for Firefox, links in e-mails on Thunderbird no longer work. Expected behavior: When I click on a link in Thunderbird, Firefox starts (if necessary) and ...
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Thunderbird wont start. Crash reporter says sqlite version error

my Dad cant get thunderbird to start. This started after he got tired of the nag screens and updated ubuntu. He is now running ubuntu 20.04.1 and thunderbird 68.10.0 Whenever he types thunderbird at ...
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How can I fix Thunderbird freezing - Ubuntu 20.04

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 Thunderbird is very slow / hangs / freezes. I do not have this problem with other apps. I have plenty of spare RAM. Any suggestions? Many thanks DB
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Thunderbird does not provide the security option for account settings

On a fresh Xubuntu box I miss for some reason the menu item "Security" either "S/MIME" in the account settings in the usual place I've expected it. Same version of Thunderbird on an up-to-date ...
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Disable sound in thunderbird when sending an email via ctrl+enter?

I am using Mozilla Thunderbird 60.8.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 and I use to send emails by using the Ctrl+Enter shortcut. This opens a popup saying : "Are you sure you are ready to send this message?" like ...
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Thunderbird 68 (locally installed): getting message count on sidebar

I am using locally installed Thunderbird 68 on Ubuntu 18.04. Traditional question: what is the best means to get number of unread messages displayed in sidebar (Ubuntu Dock)? What piece of software ...
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