On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:17:11 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote:
> Yesterday, I ran an update on my desktop, using F 16 that included an
> update to Thunderbird. The new version wouldn't run, but I was able to
> get it back by downgrading.
>
> I updated again, today (I do it every morning while my breakfast's
> cooking.) and Tbird "updated" again. Same issue, but now, I can't
> downgrade or roll back the transaction. Tbird on my main computer is
> DOA. I've opened a bugzilla at
>
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907043 and am using my
> laptop for email. (No, I'm not allowing Tbird to update here until it's
> back up on the desktop.) I don't know what's causing it, but I thought
> I'd put out a warning so that nobody else has to get caught by it, or
> open a duplicate report if they do.
You didn't say _why_ you could not rollback or downgrade.
What error did you get?
As a last resort, it should be possible to download older packages
and apply them with "rpm --oldpackage -Uvh …":
*
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/search/thunderbird
*
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=39
And what is 7.0.1-1.fc16? Thunderbird is at 17.0.2-1.fc16 currently.
The previous release for F16 was 17.0-1.fc16, not 17.0.1-1.fc16.
The missing leading '1' makes me curious. ;)
Further, does the new Thunderbird work for you in a fresh
user account? Just for comparison?
FWIW thunderbird-7.0.1-1 was the version released with F16.
There is also a similar bugzilla which was opened with F15 which is now WONTFIX. Since
F15 went End Of Life.
. F16 is in a
similar situation.
The suggestion to try a fresh user is a wise suggestion. One may also try starting with
-safe-mode to eliminate an extension as the source.
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