Setting `DICPATH` to `/usr/share/hunspell` works indeed, thanks for the tip Kris.
I understand the startup performance concern, but I think the trade off is worth it, at least for users of the Ubuntu packages who are used to having access to system dictionaries without the need to install additional extensions. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1847247 Title: External dictionaries are not loaded Status in Mozilla Thunderbird: Invalid Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: On Ubuntu Eoan and most recent Thunderbird, the external Hunspell dictionaries are not available anymore on Thunderbird for spellcheck. The symlink is still in place: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 dec 15 2017 dictionaries -> ../../share/hunspell But data doesn't get loaded for some reason. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/thunderbird/+bug/1847247/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
