Solved it by removing the local cache of GNOME Software and forcing it to re-download its data
$ killall gnome-software $ rm -r ~/.local/share/gnome-software ... et voilà, Thunderbird magically appeared in the software catalogue. ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1682455 Title: thunderbird not available in GNOME Software To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1682455/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs