I was running Thunderbird 2.023 (what you can download from KPackageKit) and was running fine.
Then this morning I decided to upgrade to version 3.01, to match what I was running under Windows 7.
I added the package directory to KpackageKIt, and went into the terminal to install the program.
I typed the following...
sudo apt-get install thunderbird-mozilla-build
Installed worked like it should, and when I clicked on the icon, Thunderbird 3.01 started! However it didn't link to the previus profile.
So using a command I found, I typed in the followng..
$ mv ~/.thunderbird ~/thunderbird-profile-backup
$ ln -s ~/.thunderbird-x.y ~/.thunderbird
Per the instructions, I subsituted "x.y" for "3.0".
That's when things went screwy.
Now when I click on the thunderbird icon, I see the program trying to load down in the taskbar, but after about 20 seconds, it disappears, and that's it.
I checked around on the directory, and see Thunderbird 3.0.1 sitting there, and my profile containing the mail.
So I decided to apt-get remove thunderbird-mozilla-build, and then when back to the KpackageKit to remove Thunderbird 2.023.
Rebooted the computer (not sure if this is necessary, but force of habit from using Windows)
Logon the system, and typed in the apt-get command again to get the new thunderbird.
Icon comes back, but still same behavior.
So now I'm not sure what to do! The mail has safely been copied somewhere else, so I can delete that profile if needed.
Suggestions?
I'm running KDE 4.4, on a 64-bit system.
This is the link where I got the instructions to install Thunderbird.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ge#64bit_users
And this is the link where I got the command to "move" the profile.
http://www.atoztoa.com/2010/01/insta...-official.html
Then this morning I decided to upgrade to version 3.01, to match what I was running under Windows 7.
I added the package directory to KpackageKIt, and went into the terminal to install the program.
I typed the following...
sudo apt-get install thunderbird-mozilla-build
Installed worked like it should, and when I clicked on the icon, Thunderbird 3.01 started! However it didn't link to the previus profile.
So using a command I found, I typed in the followng..
$ mv ~/.thunderbird ~/thunderbird-profile-backup
$ ln -s ~/.thunderbird-x.y ~/.thunderbird
Per the instructions, I subsituted "x.y" for "3.0".
That's when things went screwy.
Now when I click on the thunderbird icon, I see the program trying to load down in the taskbar, but after about 20 seconds, it disappears, and that's it.
I checked around on the directory, and see Thunderbird 3.0.1 sitting there, and my profile containing the mail.
So I decided to apt-get remove thunderbird-mozilla-build, and then when back to the KpackageKit to remove Thunderbird 2.023.
Rebooted the computer (not sure if this is necessary, but force of habit from using Windows)
Logon the system, and typed in the apt-get command again to get the new thunderbird.
Icon comes back, but still same behavior.
So now I'm not sure what to do! The mail has safely been copied somewhere else, so I can delete that profile if needed.
Suggestions?
I'm running KDE 4.4, on a 64-bit system.
This is the link where I got the instructions to install Thunderbird.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ge#64bit_users
And this is the link where I got the command to "move" the profile.
http://www.atoztoa.com/2010/01/insta...-official.html
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