[xubuntu-users] Strange: thunderbird won't open links ..

[Marc Coevoet]

Op 15-01-2026 om 22:51 schreef Peter Flynn:
> On 15/01/2026 21:43, Marc Coevoet wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I click a link, the thunderbird asks "choose app for this "
>> but they show me an empty list, 
> 
> What is the filetype of the link (if it's not a web page)? Can you post 
> the URL?
> 

https

any link that opened around 20h local time does not work now ...

thunderbird snap update?

> I have had this happen once or twice and it seems to be related to a 
> utility which specifies what app to use for what type of file, and this 
> is sometimes misconfigured, but other times Thunderbird ignores it and 
> tries to open the resource itself, and gets itself into a twist.
> 
>> and opening other app does not give a list of apps either ...
> 
> What "other app"?

a button that lets you choose --> click --> nothing happens ...
> 
> Peter
> 

Thanks!
> 
> 
> 

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