Hi Guix,

"Betterbird" is a fork of Thunderbird/Icedove in Guix.

It can use the profile of Thunderbird.

https://www.betterbird.eu/support/index.html

How to switch between Thunderbird and Betterbird?

Betterbird is designed to be 100% compatible with Thunderbird of the same version. For example at time of writing you can switch between Betterbird 128.4.3-bb17 and Thunderbird 128.4.3 without problem. Betterbird uses Thunderbird's profile directory and contained profiles for easy switching:

    Windows: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\
    Linux: ~/.thunderbird/
    Mac: /Users/<user>/Library/Thunderbird/

If Betterbird doesn't already detect your Thunderbird profile, start Betterbird with the -p option which will launch the profile manager. You can select your regular profile there. Important: If you're switching between Thunderbird and Betterbird, also use the -purgecaches option to avoid incompatible remnants of the other program in the startup cache. Another option is to view all profiles via Help > More Troubleshooting Information. Click on the about:profiles link which will take you to a tab where you can select a different default profile.


Is there a change to install Betterbird in Guix?

If so, how can I do that?

Or do I have to wait if somebody adds it to the packages?


thanks

Gottfried

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