Open Ximi1970 opened 10 months ago
You need to force Thunderbird to use X11.
Starting from a shell:
env GDK_BACKEND=x11 thunderbird
or find the .desktop file for Thunderbird:
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop
and change the Exec
line into this:
Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=x11 thunderbird %u
Am I missing something here?
I am using Arch with KDE Wayland and downloaded thunderbird-bin
from the AUR which is version 129.
I then edited the desktop entry to Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=x11 thunderbird %u
but systray-x-kde
still doesn't run.
Is this expected, or am I doing something wrong here?
You are using a third party thunderbird package. I do not know how or where the files are installed for this one. If you select systray-x to install, it will install the default thunderbird and auto install the add-on into that version. You can try to install the addon manually using the Addon and themes dialog, install from file option. The current release should work for at least TB 130 but no garantuees with the betas. You can find the addon here:
/usr/lib/thunderbird/distribution/extensions/systray-x@Ximi1970.xpi
KDE auto start problems
If you have KDE auto start problems, use the following setup: Switch to "manually saved sessions":
Disable the use of systemd for KDE auto start: https://old.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/ves6mh/kde_autostart_mostly_no_longer_working/inf2mwq/
Create a bash script called thunderbird.sh like this:
and put it in your home dir. I needed the 30 sec delay for the Wifi to connect. Then add a file named "thunderbird.sh.desktop" into the ~/.config/autostart directory containing this:
change into your used username.
Save your current session WITHOUT Thunderbird running.