¶ 20-Jan-2014
Copy contents of ~/.mozilla-thunderbird from 9.10 to ~/.thunderbird in 12.04
This copies 4ab15yor.default to ~/.thunderbird and makes ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini point to it.
Run Thunderbird, checks compatability of add-ons
New dictionaries installed, Remember Mismatched Domains disabled, I disabled connections with Unity.
Thunderbird 17.0.8 seems to work fine after that, with all old content and options.
¶ 21-Jan-2014
Copy contents of ~/.mozilla/firefox from 9.10 to ~/.mozilla/firefox in 12.04
This copies vh6aap3d.default to ~/.mozilla/firefox and makes ~/.mozilla/firefox point to it.
Run Firefox, checks compatability of add-ons
Says AddBlockPlus 1.1.1 and FlashBlock 1.5.11.2 are incompatible; look for new versions:
Installs AddBlockPlus 2.4.1 and FlashBlock 1.5.17
AddBlockPlus installs latest version of EasyList. I turn off "allow some non-intrusive advertising".
I turn on "Remove Social Media Buttons" which installs Fanboy's Social Blocking List.
I disabled Ubuntu Firefox Modifications 2.7
Fine tuned a few prefs
Firefox 23.0 seems to work fine after that, with all old bookmarks and options.
Bookmarks