Public bug reported: This seems to be a variant of bug 1005677. This is the output of messages when running Thunderbird from the terminal:
enigmail.js: Registered components caught error TypeError: Cc['@mozilla.org/mime/pgp-mime-decrypt;1'] is undefinedmimeDecrypt.jsm: MimeDecryptor registration done (thunderbird:5111): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_error_trap_pop: assertion `gdk_error_traps != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion `string != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion `string != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion `string != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_error_trap_pop: assertion `gdk_error_traps != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_error_trap_pop: assertion `gdk_error_traps != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion `string != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_new_string: assertion `string != NULL' failed (thunderbird:5111): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_error_trap_pop: assertion `gdk_error_traps != NULL' failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: thunderbird 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: chris 2909 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: chris 2909 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: chris 2909 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20120911223502 CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Channel: Unavailable Date: Tue Sep 25 08:20:55 2012 ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) IpRoute: default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.2.14 metric 1 MostRecentCrashID: bp-50579802-7b67-4e94-905e-064652120917 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=15.0.1/20120911223502 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-08-17 (39 days ago) WifiSyslog: Sep 25 07:50:58 chris-IdeaPad-Z565 kernel: [ 5411.214759] delay: estimated 0, actual 384 Sep 25 07:50:58 chris-IdeaPad-Z565 kernel: [ 5411.222765] delay: estimated 384, actual 768 dmi.bios.date: 09/07/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 36CN19WW(V2.05) dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Guam dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr36CN19WW(V2.05):bd09/07/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4311:pvrIdeaPadZ565:rvnLENOVO:rnGuam:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: 4311 dmi.product.version: IdeaPad Z565 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1056156 Title: Thunderbird only opens from terminal with sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1056156/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs