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Thread: Thunderbird no longer starts

  1. #1
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    Thunderbird no longer starts

    I have been running thunderbird.2.0.0.24+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 successfully for some time now under Hardy.

    This morning I tried to run it and I get the "wait" indication but then nothing.

    I looked in my home folder and the folder .mozilla-thunderbird seems to be liked to .thunderbird, but both are listed in red and black. (Doesn't sound good.)

    Any suggestions. I saw a similar bug for a newer version of thunderbird, but the symptoms in my case seem different.

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    Re: Thunderbird no longer starts

    sudo apt-get install -f

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure thunderbird

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    Re: Thunderbird no longer starts

    Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that, and it didn't work, and I think I know why.

    I just upgraded to Lucid on my laptop and I forgot that I was sharing the profile between two computers. I use unison to keep the laptop and (office) desktop synched, but of course they are no longer going to be consistent because of the different versions.

    I think that is the problem. Mercifully, the files are still there on my laptop and I deleted the reference in unison so that they don't get removed next time I log in.

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