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   Davey to rbowman   
   Re: Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 problems   
   16 Feb 25 08:28:17   
   
   From: davey@example.invalid   
      
   On 16 Feb 2025 04:34:40 GMT   
   rbowman  wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:05:10 +0000, Davey wrote:   
   >   
   > > There are other details that don't work, but these are the three   
   > > most annoying. I can supply details to help, as far as I understand   
   > > the questions. I see references to Snap, but I only have a vague   
   > > idea of what it is, But the folders do not list Thunderbird, but do   
   > > list Firefox, if that helps.   
   >   
   > snap install thunderbird   
   >   
   > 'snap list' will show the snaps that are installed. I'm at 24.10 but   
   > Firefox is also a snap, as is the brave browser.   
   >   
   > During upgrades from 22.04 to 24.04 and 24.10 Thunderbird was a   
   > problem. I had to skip it and when the upgrade finished, 'snap   
   > refresh thunderbird'.   
   >   
   > Love it or hate it snap is here to stay.   
      
   Thanks, I;ll try those and see what I get.   
   FWIW, I had success last night creating Local Folders on the Desktop   
   PC, and moving messages to them. But the laptop behaves differently.   
   Most annoying. More experimenting today, when I have caught up on the   
   other chores in my life that have been put on hold while I battle this   
   upgrade.   
      
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   Davey.   
      
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