On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, this morning "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" offered a > thunderbird update among other things. Consequently thunderbird failed to > load, > so I did a remove, purge, deleted the deb file in /var/cache/apt/archives and > did another sudo apt-get install thunderbird. Still won't start, an entry > does > exist on the K menu > Internet (but without an icon). Below are various > outputs > which looks on the surface as though thunderbird installed OK. But no... > > So, given I just must have my email! I have unpacked a previously downloaded > thunderbird-2.0.0.4.tar.gz and copied to ~/.mozilla-thunderbird where my mail > store is, and run profilemanager to get it looking for mail in the right > place, > and the address book etc, and starts up and runs OK except that all attempts > to > use the "get mail" button throw up "failed to connect to server > pop.paradise.net.nz". Same with an imap account I connect to, and gmail. > Similar error attempting to send a message "unable to connect to smtp server". > > Can anyone suggest how/where to rectify? All the account settings APPEAR > correct... > Cheers, > Roger > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install thunderbird > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Suggested packages: > latex-xft-fonts thunderbird-gnome-support > The following NEW packages will be installed: > thunderbird > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. > Need to get 12.4MB of archives. > After this operation, 39.4MB of additional disk space will be used. > Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main thunderbird > 2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 [12.4MB] > Fetched 12.4MB in 40s (306kB/s) > Selecting previously deselected package thunderbird. > (Reading database ... 198388 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking thunderbird (from > .../thunderbird_2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_amd64.deb) ... > Setting up thunderbird (2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ... > > Processing triggers for libc6 ... > ldconfig deferred processing now taking place > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ thunderbird > The program 'thunderbird' is currently not installed. You can install it by > typing: > sudo apt-get install thunderbird > bash: thunderbird: command not found > >
what is the output of dpkg -L thunderbird ? >
