I finally found this post: http://www.funkynerd.com/thunderbird-segfault-with-ldap-user/
The solution is to install the nscd package. Then Thunderbird will operate normally. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811063 Title: Thunderbird hangs after upgrade To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/811063/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs