Thunderbird 78 not available yet

[Hadmut Danisch]

Hi,

although Ubuntu/Lubuntu 20.04 is just 3 months old, thunderbird is that outdated that when I try to submit an upstream bug report to mozilla they're asking back "Are you sure you're still using version 68?" and hesitate to accept the bug report.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: thunderbird 1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hadmut 152967 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: hadmut 152967 F...m pulseaudio
BuildID: 20200629235513
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Mon Aug 3 15:34:56 2020
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-12 (51 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.164.1 dev enp4s0 proto dhcp metric 100
 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 linkdown
 192.168.164.0/24 dev enp4s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.164.190 metric 100
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
MostRecentCrashID: bp-b5174061-802f-48ad-8083-a50f70200801
PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/thunderbird/omni.ja:greprefs.js:1138
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=68.10.0/20200629235513 (In use)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: H61TIW08.111
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: H61H2-TI2
dmi.board.vendor: Medion
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Medion
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrH61TIW08.111:bd10/12/2012:svnMedion:pnG24:pvr1.0:rvnMedion:rnH61H2-TI2:rvr1.0:cvnMedion:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: G24
dmi.product.sku: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Medion

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

While the 68.x series isn't the current series (78.x is), it is still officially supported, with point releases for security fixes. We are working on updating thunderbird to the 78.x series in Ubuntu, and it will be backported to 20.04 in due course.

It is fair to assume that unless it's a critical vulnerability, upstream developers won't be very interested in addressing bugs in 68.x, given that their focus is on 78.x. It wouldn't be fair to plainly reject a bug report on this basis, though.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

It's a weird reply from upstream knowing their own website [1] states

'Thunderbird version 78.1.0 is only offered as direct download from thunderbird.net and not as an upgrade from Thunderbird version 68 or earlier.
...
At this time, users of the Enigmail Add-on should not update to Thunderbird 78.
'

https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/78.1.0/releasenotes/

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

You can also get the new thunderbird 78 from the snap store

$ sudo snap install --beta thunderbird