Today's article has you reinstalling packages...

[KGIII]

It's a simple article. It's a quick article. After all, it's a weekend article.

Reinstall A Package In Ubuntu • Linux Tips

There may come a time when your software has gone awry and you'll want to know how to reinstall a package in Ubuntu.

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It is what it says it is, I'm pretty sure...

 

[truckerDave]

Very good article. Felt like, with my lack of expertise, it was written just for me! I had no idea there was a way to "reinstall" without removing first. I doubt it'll help with the issue I'm having with Thunderbird. But I'm gonna give it a go.

 

[KGIII]

Very good article. Felt like, with my lack of expertise, it was written just for me! I had no idea there was a way to "reinstall" without removing first. I doubt it'll help with the issue I'm having with Thunderbird. But I'm gonna give it a go.

My Thunderbird is heavily used and is running okay.

You can try it. You can also purge and try Thunderbird anew, with a clean configuration.

sudo apt purge thunderbird

 

[Condobloke]

You could also use Synaptic Package Manager

Right click on the offending software and 'mark for reinstallation'

 

[Condobloke]

@truckerDave, there are many people use Thunderbird here

if the problem persists, open a topic and we will see what can be done.....although, a reinstall should fix the vast majority of dramas...(has Thunderbird updated fully ?)

 

[bob466]

Another handy to know article...If I reinstall anything I just type... sudo atp install package name but that's me.