Ubuntu
thunderbird package

thunderbird can't be default e-mail client

Asked by Diane V

Binary package hint: thunderbird

Ubuntu 8.04
thunderbird:
  Installé : 2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1

Wanted thunderbird as default e-mail client, filled the box to check that at launch, an ask check now.
It doesn't check, neither now nor at launch, and evolution remains the default.

Thank you for your work. Bye.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 29 11:59:27 2008
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mozilla-thunderbird None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-thunderbird.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-17-generic i686

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Answered
For:
Ubuntu thunderbird Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Last query:
Last reply:

This question was originally filed as bug #235729.

Revision history for this message
nglnx (nglnx) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

Revision history for this message
nglnx (nglnx) said : 		#2

Go to System/Preferences/Default Apps. In the Internet Tab choose thunderbird as your default mail client.

Revision history for this message
pauljohn32 (pauljohn) said : 		#3

In Hardy 8.04, I find that, even if I do select thunderbird as the preferred email client, the evolution icon still remains on the desktop. I trace the problem back to the way the icon is created in the top gnome panel. The panel's link apparently has evolution "hard coded", it does not point to a symbolic link or something in /etc/alternatives. If I right click on the icon and go to properties, I can manually erase evolution and type in "thunderbird", and then when I close, the icon for thunderbird automatically shows up.

I never had this problem in Fedora or Scientific Linux, so I'm guessing there's something especially wrong with Ubuntu.
Paul Johnson <email address hidden>

Revision history for this message
Craig Huffstetler (xq) said : 		#4

Go to System > Preferences > Preferred Applications and under Mail Reader choose Custom.

As the "Command" put in:

/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird "%s"

Let me know if this works.

Can you help with this problem?

Provide an answer of your own, or ask Diane V for more information if necessary.

To post a message you must log in.