Re: [opensuse] New Thunderbird update crashes too much.
On 07/08/2014 09:06 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 06/07/14 19:28, Gustav Degreef wrote:
On 07/06/2014 08:40 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
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Hi,
Since I got the official update to Thunderbird 24.6.0, it has crashed on my 5 times, I think, on two different computers.
Is there a problem? I'm considering reverting to the previous version. Why don't you switch over the latest available (on a daily basis) of Thunderbird, called Earlybird, (and even Firefox, called Aurora, for
On 06/07/14 00:08, Carlos E. R. wrote: that matter) which is currently version 320a2 and is available here:
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-auro...
I cannot even remember when I last used either TB or FF from the oS repos. I install them but never use them. I have always used the above - and the number of times I have had any hassle with either one over the many years can be counted on the 4 fingers of either hand :-) .
(Just in case someone gets into a state of confusion about the terms Earlybird and Aurora and the (better known) terms Daily and Nightly, Earlybird/Daily are the alpha 2 and alpha 1, respectively, versions of the daily "snapshots" of TB, while Aurora/Nightly are the equivalents in Firefox. What this means is that Earlybird and Aurora have had at least some of the bugs resolved and reported by users of Daily and Nightly. But I said, for me both are STABLE and have been for years (with minor lapses of course which are normally fixed overnight - very much like what happens with bugs reported about oS O:-) .)
BC
Interesting. is this the correct corresponding repo for firefox?
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-auror...
Gustav
Hi Gustav,
Have you tried the above yet? And/or do you need help re what to do?
Basil
Hi Basil, Thanks for the info and the offer to help. I have not used it. After following the thread further and looking more closely at the repo I realized that the packages are in *.tar.bz2 format. I am using only rpm's now for 4-5 years. Can't remember when I had to isntall a .tar package. But even then I was using a utility (can't remember the name) which would convert those to rpm format. I thought I might try the repo on my "experimental" system (laptop running 11.4 evergreen) - but too many other things on my plate. I won't install it on any of my "production" systems (mine and the wife's) because I am happy with TB the way it is - minor glitches but quite stable. Suse gets easier and easier to use, and mixing .tar packages introduces more complexity - not sure I need that at the moment. Appreciate your inputs, Gustav. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 08/07/14 20:28, Gustav Degreef wrote:
On 07/08/2014 09:06 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 06/07/14 19:28, Gustav Degreef wrote:
On 07/06/2014 08:40 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
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Hi,
Since I got the official update to Thunderbird 24.6.0, it has crashed on my 5 times, I think, on two different computers.
Is there a problem? I'm considering reverting to the previous version. Why don't you switch over the latest available (on a daily basis) of Thunderbird, called Earlybird, (and even Firefox, called Aurora, for
On 06/07/14 00:08, Carlos E. R. wrote: that matter) which is currently version 320a2 and is available here:
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-auro...
I cannot even remember when I last used either TB or FF from the oS repos. I install them but never use them. I have always used the above - and the number of times I have had any hassle with either one over the many years can be counted on the 4 fingers of either hand :-) .
(Just in case someone gets into a state of confusion about the terms Earlybird and Aurora and the (better known) terms Daily and Nightly, Earlybird/Daily are the alpha 2 and alpha 1, respectively, versions of the daily "snapshots" of TB, while Aurora/Nightly are the equivalents in Firefox. What this means is that Earlybird and Aurora have had at least some of the bugs resolved and reported by users of Daily and Nightly. But I said, for me both are STABLE and have been for years (with minor lapses of course which are normally fixed overnight - very much like what happens with bugs reported about oS O:-) .)
BC
Interesting. is this the correct corresponding repo for firefox?
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-auror...
Gustav Hi Gustav,
Have you tried the above yet? And/or do you need help re what to do?
Basil
Hi Basil, Thanks for the info and the offer to help. I have not used it. After following the thread further and looking more closely at the repo I realized that the packages are in *.tar.bz2 format. I am using only rpm's now for 4-5 years. Can't remember when I had to isntall a .tar package.
What you need to do is to install mc (Midnight Commander) if it isn't already installed. Then download the tar.bz2 files, copy them to some directory - let's call it X - then highlight each of the tar.bz2 files in mc one after the other and press F2 on each which will give you drop down menu in which you will select 'z' [RETURN] and the tar.bz2 file will be unarchived to separate directories - one will be called 'firefox' and the other 'thunderbird'. Again, using mc simply transfer each of these (firefox, thunderbird) with F6 into your home directory - and you're done! Except for editing the Application setting for the icon/widget for FF and TB. Job finished.
But even then I was using a utility (can't remember the name) which would convert those to rpm format. I thought I might try the repo on my "experimental" system (laptop running 11.4 evergreen) - but too many other things on my plate. I won't install it on any of my "production" systems (mine and the wife's) because I am happy with TB the way it is - minor glitches but quite stable. Suse gets easier and easier to use, and mixing .tar packages introduces more complexity - not sure I need that at the moment. Appreciate your inputs, Gustav.
BC -- Using openSUSE 13.1, KDE 4.13.2 & kernel 3.15.3-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX660 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/08/2014 02:34 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Why don't you switch over the latest available (on a daily basis) of
Thunderbird, called Earlybird, (and even Firefox, called Aurora, for that matter) which is currently version 320a2 and is available here:
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-auro...
I cannot even remember when I last used either TB or FF from the oS repos. I install them but never use them. I have always used the above - and the number of times I have had any hassle with either one over the many years can be counted on the 4 fingers of either hand :-) .
(Just in case someone gets into a state of confusion about the terms Earlybird and Aurora and the (better known) terms Daily and Nightly, Earlybird/Daily are the alpha 2 and alpha 1, respectively, versions of the daily "snapshots" of TB, while Aurora/Nightly are the equivalents in Firefox. What this means is that Earlybird and Aurora have had at least some of the bugs resolved and reported by users of Daily and Nightly. But I said, for me both are STABLE and have been for years (with minor lapses of course which are normally fixed overnight - very much like what happens with bugs reported about oS O:-) .)
BC
Interesting. is this the correct corresponding repo for firefox?
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-auror...
Gustav Hi Gustav,
Have you tried the above yet? And/or do you need help re what to do?
Basil
Hi Basil, Thanks for the info and the offer to help. I have not used it. After following the thread further and looking more closely at the repo I realized that the packages are in *.tar.bz2 format. I am using only rpm's now for 4-5 years. Can't remember when I had to isntall a .tar package.
What you need to do is to install mc (Midnight Commander) if it isn't already installed. Then download the tar.bz2 files, copy them to some directory - let's call it X - then highlight each of the tar.bz2 files in mc one after the other and press F2 on each which will give you drop down menu in which you will select 'z' [RETURN] and the tar.bz2 file will be unarchived to separate directories - one will be called 'firefox' and the other 'thunderbird'. Again, using mc simply transfer each of these (firefox, thunderbird) with F6 into your home directory - and you're done! Except for editing the Application setting for the icon/widget for FF and TB. Job finished.
BC Hm! Very, very simple. Yes, I have MC and I like it. I'll definitely
snip try the packages out! Thanks, Gustav -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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