[Solved] Thunderbird fails to start after upgrade to thunderbird-128.3

Benedict_White · 2024-10-30 08:52:58

I get this error when I try to start Thunderbird after upgrade from thunderbird-128.3.2-1 to thunderbird-128.3.3-1.

No Exec field in /usr/share/applications/org.mozilla.Thunderbird.desktop

The org.mozilla.Thunderbird.desktop file contains (which looks very similar to the previous version)

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Thunderbird
Comment=Send and receive mail with Thunderbird
Comment[ast]=Lleer y escribir corréu electrónicu
Comment[ca]=Llegiu i escriviu correu
Comment[cs]=Čtení a psaní pošty
Comment[da]=Skriv/læs e-post/nyhedsgruppe med Mozilla Thunderbird
Comment[de]=E-Mails und Nachrichten mit Thunderbird lesen und schreiben
Comment[el]=Διαβάστε και γράψτε γράμματα με το Mozilla Thunderbird
Comment[es]=Lea y escriba correos y noticias con Thunderbird
Comment[fi]=Lue ja kirjoita sähköposteja
Comment[fr]=Lire et écrire des courriels
Comment[gl]=Lea e escriba correo electrónico
Comment[he]=קריאה/כתיבה של דוא״ל/חדשות באמצעות Mozilla Thunderbird
Comment[hr]=Čitajte/šaljite e-poštu s Thunderbird
Comment[hu]=Levelek írása és olvasása a Thunderbirddel
Comment[it]=Per leggere e scrivere email
Comment[ja]=メールの読み書き
Comment[ko]=Mozilla Thunderbird 메일/뉴스 읽기 및 쓰기 클라이언트
Comment[nl]=E-mail/nieuws lezen en schrijven met Mozilla Thunderbird
Comment[pl]=Czytanie i wysyłanie e-maili
Comment[pt_BR]=Leia e escreva suas mensagens
Comment[ru]=Читайте и пишите письма
Comment[sk]=Čítajte a píšte poštu pomocou programu Thunderbird
Comment[sv]=Läs och skriv e-post
Comment[uk]=Читання та написання листів
Comment[vi]=Đọc và soạn thư điện tử
Comment[zh_CN]=阅读邮件或新闻
Comment[zh_TW]=以 Mozilla Thunderbird 讀寫郵件或新聞
GenericName=Mail Client
GenericName[ast]=Client de correu
GenericName[ca]=Client de correu
GenericName[cs]=Poštovní klient
GenericName[da]=E-postklient
GenericName[de]=E-Mail-Anwendung
GenericName[el]=Λογισμικό αλληλογραφίας
GenericName[es]=Cliente de correo
GenericName[fi]=Sähköpostiohjelma
GenericName[fr]=Client de messagerie
GenericName[gl]=Cliente de correo electrónico
GenericName[he]=לקוח דוא״ל
GenericName[hr]=Klijent e-pošte
GenericName[hu]=Levelezőkliens
GenericName[it]=Client email
GenericName[ja]=電子メールクライアント
GenericName[ko]=메일 클라이언트
GenericName[nl]=E-mailprogramma
GenericName[pl]=Klient poczty
GenericName[pt_BR]=Cliente de E-mail
GenericName[ru]=Почтовый клиент
GenericName[sk]=Poštový klient
GenericName[uk]=Поштова програма
GenericName[vi]=Phần mềm khách quản lý thư điện tử
GenericName[zh_CN]=邮件新闻客户端
GenericName[zh_TW]=郵件用戶端
Exec=/usr/bin/thunderbird %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=org.mozilla.Thunderbird
Categories=Network;Email;
MimeType=message/rfc822;x-scheme-handler/mailto;text/calendar;text/vcard;text/x-vcard;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/webcals;x-scheme-handler/mid;
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=thunderbird
Actions=ComposeMessage;OpenAddressBook;

[Desktop Action ComposeMessage]
Name=Write new message
Name[ar]=اكتب رسالة جديدة
Name[ast]=Redactar mensaxe nuevu
Name[be]=Напісаць новы ліст
Name[bg]=Съставяне на ново съобщение
Name[br]=Skrivañ ur gemennadenn nevez
Name[ca]=Escriu un missatge nou
Name[cs]=Napsat novou zprávu
Name[da]=Skriv en ny meddelelse
Name[de]=Neue Nachricht verfassen
Name[el]=Σύνταξη νέου μηνύματος
Name[es_AR]=Escribir un nuevo mensaje
Name[es_ES]=Redactar nuevo mensaje
Name[et]=Kirjuta uus kiri
Name[eu]=Idatzi mezu berria
Name[fi]=Kirjoita uusi viesti
Name[fr]=Rédiger un nouveau message
Name[fy_NL]=Skriuw in nij berjocht
Name[ga_IE]=Scríobh teachtaireacht nua
Name[gd]=Sgrìobh teachdaireachd ùr
Name[gl]=Escribir unha nova mensaxe
Name[he]=כתיבת הודעה חדשה
Name[hr]=Piši novu poruku
Name[hu]=Új üzenet írása
Name[hy_AM]=Գրել նոր նամակ
Name[is]=SKrifa nýjan póst
Name[it]=Scrivi nuovo messaggio
Name[ja]=新しいメッセージを作成する
Name[ko]=새 메시지 작성
Name[lt]=Rašyti naują laišką
Name[nb_NO]=Skriv ny melding
Name[nl]=Nieuw bericht aanmaken
Name[nn_NO]=Skriv ny melding
Name[pl]=Nowa wiadomość
Name[pt_BR]=Nova mensagem
Name[pt_PT]=Escrever nova mensagem
Name[rm]=Scriver in nov messadi
Name[ro]=Scrie un mesaj nou
Name[ru]=Создать новое сообщение
Name[sk]=Nová e-mailová správa
Name[sl]=Sestavi novo sporočilo
Name[sq]=Shkruani mesazh të ri
Name[sr]=Писање нове поруке
Name[sv_SE]=Skriv ett nytt meddelande
Name[tr]=Yeni ileti yaz
Name[uk]=Написати нового листа
Name[vi]=Viết thư mới
Name[zh_CN]=编写新消息
Name[zh_TW]=寫一封新訊息
Exec=/usr/bin/thunderbird -compose

[Desktop Action OpenAddressBook]
Name=Open address book
Name[ar]=افتح دفتر العناوين
Name[ast]=Abrir llibreta de direiciones
Name[be]=Адкрыць адрасную кнігу
Name[bg]=Отваряне на адресник
Name[br]=Digeriñ ur c'harned chomlec'hioù
Name[ca]=Obre la llibreta d'adreces
Name[cs]=Otevřít Adresář
Name[da]=Åbn adressebog
Name[de]=Adressbuch öffnen
Name[el]=Άνοιγμα ευρετηρίου διευθύνσεων
Name[es_AR]=Abrir libreta de direcciones
Name[es_ES]=Abrir libreta de direcciones
Name[et]=Ava aadressiraamat
Name[eu]=Ireki helbide-liburua
Name[fi]=Avaa osoitekirja
Name[fr]=Ouvrir un carnet d'adresses
Name[fy_NL]=Iepenje adresboek
Name[ga_IE]=Oscail leabhar seoltaí
Name[gd]=Fosgail leabhar-sheòlaidhean
Name[gl]=Abrir a axenda de enderezos
Name[he]=פתיחת ספר כתובות
Name[hr]=Otvori adresar
Name[hu]=Címjegyzék megnyitása
Name[hy_AM]=Բացել Հասցեագիրքը
Name[is]=Opna nafnaskrá
Name[it]=Apri rubrica
Name[ja]=アドレス帳を開く
Name[ko]=주소록 열기
Name[lt]=Atverti adresų knygą
Name[nb_NO]=Åpne adressebok
Name[nl]=Adresboek openen
Name[nn_NO]=Opne adressebok
Name[pl]=Książka adresowa
Name[pt_BR]=Catálogo de endereços
Name[pt_PT]=Abrir livro de endereços
Name[rm]=Avrir il cudeschet d'adressas
Name[ro]=Deschide agenda de contacte
Name[ru]=Открыть адресную книгу
Name[sk]=Otvoriť adresár
Name[sl]=Odpri adressar
Name[sq]=Hapni libër adresash
Name[sr]=Отвори адресар
Name[sv_SE]=Öppna adressboken
Name[tr]=Adres defterini aç
Name[uk]=Відкрити адресну книгу
Name[vi]=Mở sổ địa chỉ
Name[zh_CN]=打开通讯录
Name[zh_TW]=開啟通訊錄
Exec=/usr/bin/thunderbird -addressbook

Last edited by Benedict_White (2024-10-30 19:31:34)

Awebb · 2024-10-30 10:40:01

I downloaded the package from the Arch package website and had a look at the desktop file. The exec line in the package is Exec=thunderbird %u and not "Exec=/usr/bin/thunderbird %u". See if pacman.log has anything to say about the update.

Things I do in these situations:
1. Download the package from a mirror and inspect the files.
2. pacman -Qk $packagename, probably -Qkk if one k doesn't tell me anything, look it up in man pacman.
3. Uninstall the package, observe the output carefully and reinstall the package.
4. Update the whole system. In the unlikely event, that something has changed the way desktop files are being handled, I want whatever handles them up to date. Also, partial updates aren't good.

Benedict_White · 2024-10-30 19:30:27

Well that was odd. I did find that org.mozilla.Thunderbird.desktop was correct, that was an earlier edit I did to fix it. In any case using the right version did not fix the problem.
Tried running the .desktop but so I can get an error in a terminal window which showed this:

Warning: Could not start program '/usr/bin/thunderbird' with arguments ''.



Warning: Child process set up failed: execve: Exec format error



error

So I used pacman -R thunderbird to remove and got:

ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libtensorflow_framework.so.2.18.0 is empty, not checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libtensorflow_framework.so.2 is empty, not checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/lib/libtensorflow_framework.so is empty, not checked.

Odd. Checks out, is both empty and orphaned.

Anyway turns out the uninstall did not happen correctly so had to use pacman -S --overwrite \* thunderbird to overwrite.

That did work though the libtensorflow_framework.so errors also popped up on install.

No idea why libtensorflow_framework.so is involved.

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#1 2024-10-30 08:52:58

[Solved] Thunderbird fails to start after upgrade to thunderbird-128.3

#2 2024-10-30 10:40:01

Re: [Solved] Thunderbird fails to start after upgrade to thunderbird-128.3

#3 2024-10-30 19:30:27

Re: [Solved] Thunderbird fails to start after upgrade to thunderbird-128.3

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