The errors were preventing me from doing anything, like selecting it for the default Mail, until I deselected the default Mail option.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/877019 Title: Thunderbird can't modify any gconf settings Status in “gconf” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "Set" with signature "s(is)" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "AddNotify" with signature "s" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist Configuration server couldn't be contacted: D-BUS error: Method "LookupExtended" with signature "ssb" on interface "org.gnome.GConf.Database" doesn't exist I upgraded to 11.10 and wanted to give Thunderbird a try. My experience so far hasn't been great because the app is giving errors all over the place whenever it tries to change them. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: vadi 2058 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20110929183320 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8400000 irq 49' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268' Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,14c00025,00100003 HDA:10573055,10573055,00100700' Controls : 15 Simple ctrls : 12 Channel: release Date: Tue Oct 18 11:48:38 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413) IpRoute: default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static 10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 Plugins: pluginreg.dat isn't available Prefs: extensions.lastAppVersion - 7.0.1 network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110929183320 (Running) RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-18 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: COMPAL dmi.bios.version: 1.13 dmi.board.name: IFL90 dmi.board.vendor: - dmi.board.version: IFT00 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: - dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnCOMPAL:bvr1.13:bd09/27/2007:svn-:pnN/A:pvrN/A:rvn-:rnIFL90:rvrIFT00:cvnNoEnclosure:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: N/A dmi.product.version: N/A dmi.sys.vendor: - To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf/+bug/877019/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp