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I admit that there is an element of, "but I chose an obscure and challenging linux variant, waaah why isn't it supported" here, but (a) there's currently no flatpak and (b) when, for goodness sakes, will major linux projects begin packaging for Nix/NixOS as a matter of course?
It's not hard, and the benefits go far outside merely supporting Nix, as e.g. a flake.nix file would allow this project to generate docker images, and appImage images, as basically afterthoughts. (See e.g. https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-bundle.)
Nix flake support would also provide a perfectly reproducible build environment, which can help clarify dependencies, and thus help the project build achieve idempotence, but I'll save the full shill for some github issue.
In fact, I'm inclined to roll up my shirtsleeves and help make this real.
If you're encountering the horrible Microsoft proprietary TNEF/winmail.dat issue the Lookout plugin is looking for help updating to a webextension: https://github.com/TB-throwback/LookOut-fix-version
You may have to wait longer for the Conversations extension to support Thunderbird 115. The extension developer has said that it needs significant changes and that he doesn't have enough spare time. The latest update on support for Thunderbird 115 [1] says that there's more work to be done and some dependencies on Thunderbird fixes.
[1]: https://github.com/thunderbird-conversations/thunderbird-con...
You may have to wait longer for the Conversations extension to support Thunderbird 115. The extension developer has said that it needs significant changes and that he doesn't have enough spare time. The latest update on support for Thunderbird 115 [1] says that there's more work to be done and some dependencies on Thunderbird fixes.
[1]: https://github.com/thunderbird-conversations/thunderbird-con...
What I mean is that if you have an Outlook account, and you want to use Thunderbird for it, you will need to sync your Outlook calendar with Thunderbird. Outlook uses Exchange ActiveSync instead of CalDav/CardDav for this syncing.
The way to give Thunderbird these capabilities are by installing these two connected addons [1, 2]. At least till June 2022, I could see meeting invites from colleagues in Thunderbird. I would also see the translucent event in the calendar in Thunderbird. But accepting the invite would not work [2]. Also creating and sending Outlook calendar events from within Thunderbird didn't work. So, I always had to open the web Calendar to do these things. Thunderbird was only good for meeting reminders.
There is a new major release of the addon since then, so it is possible that the bug is fixed.
> I apparently don't get event invites from Outlook Calendars then
Obviously if your email/calendar account is something else, then you have no problem. If someone sends an invite to my gmail, from their outlook, I can accept it fine from within Thunderbird, because Thunderbird/gmail are communicating using Caldav (I think).
> Which clients do work with that then, only Outlook itself?
I will use Thunderbird as much as possible till it is pried from my cold dead hands!
[1] https://github.com/jobisoft/TbSync/
[2] https://github.com/jobisoft/EAS-4-TbSync/wiki/About:-Provide...
What I mean is that if you have an Outlook account, and you want to use Thunderbird for it, you will need to sync your Outlook calendar with Thunderbird. Outlook uses Exchange ActiveSync instead of CalDav/CardDav for this syncing.
The way to give Thunderbird these capabilities are by installing these two connected addons [1, 2]. At least till June 2022, I could see meeting invites from colleagues in Thunderbird. I would also see the translucent event in the calendar in Thunderbird. But accepting the invite would not work [2]. Also creating and sending Outlook calendar events from within Thunderbird didn't work. So, I always had to open the web Calendar to do these things. Thunderbird was only good for meeting reminders.
There is a new major release of the addon since then, so it is possible that the bug is fixed.
> I apparently don't get event invites from Outlook Calendars then
Obviously if your email/calendar account is something else, then you have no problem. If someone sends an invite to my gmail, from their outlook, I can accept it fine from within Thunderbird, because Thunderbird/gmail are communicating using Caldav (I think).
> Which clients do work with that then, only Outlook itself?
I will use Thunderbird as much as possible till it is pried from my cold dead hands!
[1] https://github.com/jobisoft/TbSync/
[2] https://github.com/jobisoft/EAS-4-TbSync/wiki/About:-Provide...