I'm setting up two computers (a desktop and a laptop) to dual-boot Windows and Linux. (I don't think versions of each specific installation should matter to this inquiry.… (read more)
I'm setting up two computers (a desktop and a laptop) to dual-boot Windows and Linux. (I don't think versions of each specific installation should matter to this inquiry.) I want to set up the Linux instance of Thunderbird to use my existing Thunderbird profile (Thunderbird v102.5.1) which is stored on a separate FAT logical drive.
I have - for years - used Thunderbird under Windows. Again - for years - as I moved from one to another Windows version, using Notepad, I edited the Windows ... \Application Data\Thunderbird\profiles.ini file with these changes
change line 6 was IsRelative=1 to IsRelative=0
change line 7 Path=E:\Thunderbird\Profiles\favqvsp7.default
delete line 8 [Default=1]
where (line 7) E:\ has been a FAT or FAT32 logical drive on which my data for various applications is stored. This enables me to easily transfer data used by various applications between a desktop computer and laptop computer.
I've reviewed various discussions (e.g.: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-thunderbird-profiles?redirectslug=profile-manager-create-and-remove-thunderbird-prof&redirectlocale=en-US#w_starting-the-profile-manager) but haven't learned how to set up Thunderbird under Linux so Thunderbird uses my existing profile where it's currently located.