I have the same or a very similar problem, also with Thunderbird 17.06, but using Ubuntu 12.04. I have used Thunderbird under Ubuntu for years but now it crashes immediately, consuming all system resources and forcing me to reboot the machine. I created a new profile for Thunderbird but this only worked for a few minutes before it went the same way. Running Thunderbird with -safe-mode does not help.
The same version of Thunderbird runs fine under Windows... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184321 Title: thunderbird always crash on startup - user independent Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Thunderbird always crashes on startup. This behaviour happens for all the users on this PC, also if they don't have any thunderbird-profile yet. We have similar systems in our whole office. The Ubuntu installation is rsynced to all desktops (Some also have exact same hardware), but none of the other desktops has this problem. A gdb trace is attached. I have no idea where this is coming from. The previous version of thunderbird (17.0.5) also behaved in the same way. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: thunderbird 17.0.6+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: sege 2593 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20130510125337 Channel: Unavailable Date: Sun May 26 13:20:02 2013 ForcedLayersAccel: False InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-08 (106 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121017.2) IpRoute: default via 192.168.113.254 dev eth0 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.113.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.113.72 IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MarkForUpload: True MostRecentCrashID: bp-4ea557d7-38dc-4aae-a536-3c2962130526 PrefSources: prefs.js [Profile]/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/defaults/preferences/lightning.js Prefs: extensions.lastAppVersion: "17.0.6" (prefs.js) network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true (prefs.js) places.database.lastMaintenance: 1369315599 (prefs.js) places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 78533 (prefs.js) Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=17.0.6/20130510125337 RelatedPackageVersions: gnome-shell 3.6.3.1-0ubuntu6 totem-mozilla 3.6.3-0ubuntu6 rhythmbox-mozilla 2.98-0ubuntu5 RfKill: 2: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/27/07 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.bios.version: IM51.88Z.0090.B09.0706270921 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Mac-F4228EC8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.board.version: DVT dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 13 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F4228EC8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleComputer,Inc.:bvrIM51.88Z.0090.B09.0706270921:bd06/27/07:svnAppleComputer,Inc.:pniMac5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleComputer,Inc.:rnMac-F4228EC8:rvrDVT:cvnAppleComputer,Inc.:ct13:cvrMac-F4228EC8: dmi.product.name: iMac5,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1184321/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp