Ubuntu & Thunderbird 60.2.1 update: Calendar gone!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:44 am
[PROBLEM]
On Xubuntu 16.04.1, I've updated from Thunderbird 57 (or so) to 60.2.1.
In about 15 years of heavy Thunderbird usage, I've never had a problem with an update.
Except for now:
My calendar (Lightning) was gone/disabled - because it's incompatible with Thunderbird >60.
And the addons didn't seem to provide any Lightning update beyond v5.4, claiming:
*phew*
[SOLUTION]
The referenced article "Calendar updates issues with Thunderbird", mentioned that Ubuntu offers Lightning as distro-package...
So here's how to get the Lightning Calendar back to work:
To do that, select the "Events and Tasks" menu and select "Calendar (Ctrl+Shift+C)".
btw: "View > Calendar" will be disabled until you display the calendar like that. Confused me at first.
Now everything should be back to normal again.
On Xubuntu 16.04.1, I've updated from Thunderbird 57 (or so) to 60.2.1.
In about 15 years of heavy Thunderbird usage, I've never had a problem with an update.
Except for now:
My calendar (Lightning) was gone/disabled - because it's incompatible with Thunderbird >60.
And the addons didn't seem to provide any Lightning update beyond v5.4, claiming:
After reading release notes for v60.2.1, I knew there's at least some hope to get this back to work:This add-on is not compatible with your version of Thunderbird.
Also: Fear not! Your calendar data and configuration stayed untouched. It's just waiting for you to get the Lightning extension backIf you have installed Lightning, Thunderbird's Calendar add-on, it will automatically be updated to match the new version of Thunderbird. Refer to this Calendar troubleshooting article in case of problems.
*phew*
[SOLUTION]
The referenced article "Calendar updates issues with Thunderbird", mentioned that Ubuntu offers Lightning as distro-package...
So here's how to get the Lightning Calendar back to work:
- Go to Thunderbird Add-Ons
- Remove Lightning Plugin.
- Close Thunderbird.
- Install the package: "xul-ext-lightning".
- Restart Thunderbird.
To do that, select the "Events and Tasks" menu and select "Calendar (Ctrl+Shift+C)".
btw: "View > Calendar" will be disabled until you display the calendar like that. Confused me at first.
Now everything should be back to normal again.