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[Bug 876896] [NEW] Thunderbird quits on start in Xubuntu 11.10

 

Public bug reported:

I've removed and reinstalled Thunderbird to try to correct this, but it
remains broken.

Immediately after installing Xubuntu 11.10, I was then able to open
Thunderbird, but was unable to import my settings from my Evolution
backup. I installed Evolution, but still could not import into
Thunderbird from Evolution. I followed the instructions here
http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/switching-
thunderbird?s=import&as=s to manually copy from Evolution to
Thunderbird, and Thunderbird stopped working after this.

It would open a menu to ask if Thunderbird should be the default email
application and/or a few other functions. And then it would quite every
time. Another user recommended deleting Thunderbird and reinstalling it,
without re-copying the Evolution mailboxes, but the same behavior has
persisted after the reinstall.

Steps to reproduce: I wouldn't recommend this, but follow the
instructions above for importing Evolution settings into Thunderbird,
and see if Thunderbird survives.

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876896

Title:
  Thunderbird quits on start in Xubuntu 11.10

Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've removed and reinstalled Thunderbird to try to correct this, but
  it remains broken.

  Immediately after installing Xubuntu 11.10, I was then able to open
  Thunderbird, but was unable to import my settings from my Evolution
  backup. I installed Evolution, but still could not import into
  Thunderbird from Evolution. I followed the instructions here
  http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/switching-
  thunderbird?s=import&as=s to manually copy from Evolution to
  Thunderbird, and Thunderbird stopped working after this.

  It would open a menu to ask if Thunderbird should be the default email
  application and/or a few other functions. And then it would quite
  every time. Another user recommended deleting Thunderbird and
  reinstalling it, without re-copying the Evolution mailboxes, but the
  same behavior has persisted after the reinstall.

  Steps to reproduce: I wouldn't recommend this, but follow the
  instructions above for importing Evolution settings into Thunderbird,
  and see if Thunderbird survives.

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