When trying to connect Thunderbird on Ubuntu 20.02 to gmail I am asked to download a file after the google authentication pop up .
I have been dealing with this issue for the last several thunderbird versions. I am currently running 115.18.0
Everytime I try to configure an existing gmail account for thunderbird via File -> New -> Existing email account
I specify my Name and gmail email address, then password for the gmail account.
The google authentication pop up launches " Mozilla Thunderbird wants to access you Gmail" and I click "Allow"
As soon as I click "Allow" I am asked to download a file.
Google gemini says this file is a sign that Oauth is not being accepted by thunderbird.
What I have tried. I verified Thunderbird is set to accept cookies I have verified there are no previously stored gmail passwords (as this has never worked) I have changed my default browser from Firefox to Brave and verified the same behavior
please help, Thunderbird has never been able to connect to gmail when running on this Ubtuntu install.
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Thunderbird 115 is a rather old version, which I believe is causing the issue here as Google would have made some changes on their end since then. Upgrading Thunderbird to the latest version should resolve your issue. Since you are using an old version of Ubuntu as well, you may have to download the ESR release of Thunderbird, which should be newer than the version you are on now and it should still work on your version of Ubuntu as well. You can download it here and ensure the "Release Channel" drop down option is set to "Thunderbird Extended Support Release".
I downloaded the latest ESR release from the link provided above. I followed the instructions for Linux installation at the bottom of the download page. I verified the new version of of thunderbird installed is 140.7.1esr (64-bit)
When I attempt to connect to gmail I get the exact same download request as before.
The upgrade did not alter the condition.