Issue with thunderbird 115

Sparsetacus · August 31, 2023, 4:46pm

I have an issue with thunderbird 115.

I added it to my configuration.nix in the user packages (I added thunderbirdPackages.thunderbird-115 and removed the original one thunderbird).

It seems to be installed but the only way to launch it is through terminal. It does not appear in my apps (I use gnome and it does not show in the search tool).

Any idea ?

vcunat · September 1, 2023, 5:23am

You’re missing the wrapper. thunderbirdPackages.* are unwrapped variants. I assume you’re on 23.05, as on unstable/master you’d get 115 from just thunderbird attribute for several weeks already. I actually want to finally switch 23.05 to 115 as well.

Sparsetacus · September 1, 2023, 8:43am

The thunderbird package on 23.05 is version 102.14. That is why I tried the thunderbird-115. It is in version 115 for unstable branch.

I will wait for 23.11 to have it.

vcunat · September 9, 2023, 9:59am

I’m a bit later, but now there’s a PR:

github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs

[23.05] thunderbird*: 102.x -> 115.2.0

NixOS:release-23.05 ← vcunat:p/thunderbird-23.05-upgrade

opened 09:58AM - 09 Sep 23 UTC

vcunat

+268 -268

We switched the default on unstable/master weeks ago in PR #242970 Now let's do… that in 23.05. Mozilla [won't](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.15.0/releasenotes/) provide more updates for 102.x since the end of August. ## Things done - Built on platform(s) - [x] x86_64-linux - [ ] aarch64-linux - [ ] x86_64-darwin - [ ] aarch64-darwin - [ ] For non-Linux: Is `sandbox = true` set in `nix.conf`? (See [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/conf-file.html)) - [ ] Tested, as applicable: - [NixOS test(s)](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/index.html#sec-nixos-tests) (look inside [nixos/tests](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests)) - and/or [package tests](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-package-tests) - or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in [lib/tests](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/lib/tests) or [pkgs/test](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/test) - made sure NixOS tests are [linked](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#ssec-nixos-tests-linking) to the relevant packages - [ ] Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using `nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD"`. Note: all changes have to be committed, also see [nixpkgs-review usage](https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review#usage) - [x] Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`) - [23.11 Release Notes](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md) (or backporting [23.05 Release notes](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md)) - [ ] (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking - [ ] (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant - [ ] (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module - [x] Fits [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

Sparsetacus · September 10, 2023, 2:14pm

Thanks for the info.

When it will be done for 23.05, how is it possible to have it ? sudo nixos-rebuild ? Actually I don’ t know how to update packages.

vcunat · September 10, 2023, 3:49pm

After it gets merged and propagates to channel, your nixos-rebuild will pick up the update, assuming that’s how you installed thunderbird.