[Users] Upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 and now cannot start claws-mail.

[Rolf Turner]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:01:04 -0700
jdebert <jdebert at garlic.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:13:25 +1300
> Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:22:20 +0000
> > Marco <mo01 at posteo.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Am 28.09.2022 um 12:51:22 Uhr schrieb Rolf Turner:
> > >   
> > > > I can now start claws-mail by clicking on the icon that is
> > > > created when claws-mail is installed.  (See attachment.)  
> > > 
> > > ok, does anything still doesn't work or is it fine?  
> > 
> > Everything works if I open claws-mail by clicking on the icon, but
> > *DOES NOT* work (a massive error message is generated) if I try to
> > open claws-mail from the command line.
> > 
> 
> I've tried starting suse's edition of claws-mail from a script before,
> and in different window managers as well, and had the same troubles,
> back in the day. Even when using the same command line as used in
> kde4/plasma, iirc.
> 
> it's likely that it was because the environment was different. at
> least that is what i had read somewhere. distros do thing
> differently, even weirdly, than normal folk.
> 
> might try checking the path the window manager uses versus the
> cli/shell,

Can you tell how to go about checking those paths?  I haven't a clue.

> they sometimes differ, since distros prefer to follow their
> own path, etc.
> 
> after all, $DISTRO knows best and users must obey, right?

Thanks.

cheers,

Rolf

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