MX-19 Repository: The Thunderbird Thread

[Eadwine Rose]

is it possible to go back to the old version of TB somehow?

If you have the .thunderbird folder still remove all TB stuff and install the version MX19 came with. That is what I would try.. I am so sorry this is giving such heartbreak!

[Beratung]

Good news, problem is fixed !!! :^D

Since option one at the Mozilla site didn't work, I went ahead and checked the Mozilla extensions pages for the lightning add-on which I thought wouldn't even show up anymore. Well, it did. So I went ahead and installed lightning from the Mozilla Addons directly, restarted Thunderbird, and Voila, it's working now. Just to be safe I restarted TB two more times and my active Calendar Tab is still there. Knock on wood that it keeps on working.

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[Eadwine Rose]

*knock knock*

I don't dare the switch yet

[fehlix]

thunderbird-68.2.1 is now in test.

I'have upgraded the MX-19 provided Thunderbird to the version from MX-19 testrepo. All including lightening works OOTB.

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Thanks, tried it with a lot of hope, but Step one did not work for me.
It's as I mentioned above, in an earlier version I needed to install xul-ext-lightning.
Apparently the developers of MX have not made it possible to install this file since I get a "not available in the repository" (or similar) message.

MX Linux Developers, please help with this! According to Mozilla, my hands are tied, I really need my lightning back ...

Open Thunderbird add-ons manager
Delete Lightning extension
Install package: xul-ext-lightning: sudo apt install xul-ext-lightning
Restart Thunderbird and calendar should be there
If the above doesn't work for you, please consult your distribution's documentation for the exact package name or the commands needed for step 3.

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If you install the latest thunderbird-68.2.2 from test for MX-19, you will get lightning along with it. It is set to be a depends.

use mxpi to install thunderbird.

- mike

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Thanks, tried it with a lot of hope, but Step one did not work for me.
It's as I mentioned above, in an earlier version I needed to install xul-ext-lightning.
Apparently the developers of MX have not made it possible to install this file since I get a "not available in the repository" (or similar) message.

MX Linux Developers, please help with this! According to Mozilla, my hands are tied, I really need my lightning back ...

Open Thunderbird add-ons manager
Delete Lightning extension
Install package: xul-ext-lightning: sudo apt install xul-ext-lightning
Restart Thunderbird and calendar should be there
If the above doesn't work for you, please consult your distribution's documentation for the exact package name or the commands needed for step 3.

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Launch thunderbird
Select tools
Select add ons
type lightning in the search box and hit your enter key
Click the Add to thunderbird green button to the right of the lightning hit
Click add
Click Restart now

* you should now have your calendar back

Let me know if this works for you

- mike

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Our test repository has just been updated with thunderbird-68.3.0

* There were 5 High & 4 moderate security issues fixed in this release.

Check out the release notes page for all the scoop on this release.

As always, please post any testing results here.

- mike

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Our test repository has just been updated with thunderbird-68.3.1

Check out their new release notes page to see what's different in this version.

As always, please post any testing results here.

- mike

[Eadwine Rose]

Fiddling with things in a new install, just so I don't break things. Even got the calendar working.

I see there is no more tray icon with number available for this version? Am I right? I used to have xul-ext-firetray for that.



Oh.. googled, Birdtray: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/10/b ... h-new.html

Requires quite a bit of fidgeting but can be made to work. The installation instructions, just use Synaptic, you'll find it. The how to get to the mail folders bit works. Since on my install the folders don't automagically show up.

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Fiddling with things in a new install, just so I don't break things. Even got the calendar working.

I see there is no more tray icon with number available for this version? Am I right? I used to have xul-ext-firetray for that.



Oh.. googled, Birdtray: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/10/b ... h-new.html

Requires quite a bit of fidgeting but can be made to work. The installation instructions, just use Synaptic, you'll find it. The how to get to the mail folders bit works. Since on my install the folders don't automagically show up.

Eadwine, the latest xul-ext-firetray-0.6.5 is in test for buster if you want to give it a try.
I'll take a look to see if we can move it to main too. - mike