is there reason why from fedora repo thunderbird is still 115 version than flatpak is 128
using
sudo dn install thunderbird gives 115 version but if i use software manager aka Gnome i can choose 128 flatpak or system
On F41 it is also V.128 on the RPM package. Sometimes there is a dependency not available on a lower Fedora version. This causes the issue that a Package version is not running.
On flatpak this is not an issue because the missing dependencies are included in the flatpak. And sometimes it just needs a newer gnome version to upgrade. In flatpak it just will install the new environment, so that you are able to use the higher version. That is a point for flatpak, being more independent.
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But i can choose 128 as flatpak or rpm from gnome software and all still works on 40
Flatpak has testing activated while on Fedora Workstation as rpm you have to activate the testing repo for Thunderbird.
no i need i can just choose on Gnome center
this is installed from sudo dnf install thunderbird
this is flatpak from gnome software with option to choose rpm and both are version 128
It is not rmp the blue square shows that it is a flatpak. Just the flatpak source dis different one is the fedora source and the other one is from flatpak.
rpm looks like this the icon:
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oh thats right my mistake been using too much arch and others and not yet got enough coffee
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The reason is the Fedora upgrade policy: No major updates during a release. Major updates land on next release. (Updates policy :: Fedora Docs)
In the past Thunderbird maintainer filed an exception with Fesco because the older version was entirely discontinued, so that Fedora jumped on the newer version, even during a release cycle. But normally new major releases are being held back for the Fedora N+1 release
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Thunderbird 128.2.0 is in testing for Fedora 40:
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-a27e8b69a0
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just want to say THANK YOU i just got F40 updates and thunderbird is now updated from repo to 128.2esr
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Two thumbs up (feedback) for such a widely used package seems very little testing for my taste…
I think I’ll wait another week before the upgrade …
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I couldn’t wait. v128 seems like a substantial change. Thunderbird feels faster at switching between inboxes/folders and opening emails. No downsides in my usage so far.
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