when i get an attached file, thunderbird no longer opens it
i'm using:
Thunderbird 128.5.2esr (64-bit) Kubuntu 24.04 KDE Plasma 5.115.0 Qt 5.15.13
when i get attached files, like .jpg, .png, or .pdf, i can see that the message has an attached file, but thunderbird no longer opens those files, or knows how to make other applications, like okular, gwenview, or inkscape open them. this USED TO BE a standard feature.
1. receive an attached file: FILE-NAME.pdf
at the bottom of the window is a bar that says "1 attachment: FILE-NAME.pdf 3.8 kB"
2. click on FILE-NAME.pdf
EXPECTED RESULT: FILE-NAME.pdf opens in okular
ACTUAL RESULT: nothing
3. alternate-click on FILE-NAME.pdf and choose "Open" from the context menu
EXPECTED RESULT: FILE-NAME.pdf opens in okular
ACTUAL RESULT: nothing
4. alternate-click on FILE-NAME.pdf and choose "Save as..." from the context menu, and save the file somewhere obvious.
5. navigate to somewhere obvious, and open the file
RESULT: FILE-NAME.pdf opens
i looked at "Settings -> General -> Files & Attachments" and confirmed that "Portable Document Format (PDF)" is set to "Use okular". i also deleted, and re-added "Portable Document Format (PDF)" from "Settings -> General -> Files & Attachments" with no change in the above reported behaviour.
تمام جوابات (3)
You may find your issue is a side effect of using the new sandboxed software packages canonical adopted for V24. SNAP I think they call them.
fine...
how do i get rid of the snap install, and install something that isn't snap?
also, why is the snap installation different than any other installation of thudnerbird?
Guido Super DeLuxe said
fine... how do i get rid of the snap install, and install something that isn't snap? also, why is the snap installation different than any other installation of thudnerbird?
I know this will shock you, but I do not use Linux. perhaps it is time to consult your distribution about their choice of default packages. This is all I know about SNAPs, some sort of security decision made on the grounds of ideology is how I see the change. Perhaps install a version that the Thunderbird team builds for flatpak. https://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.Thunderbird