My thunderbird keeps asking for a google login

Ubuntu Version:

ubuntu 24.04.2

Desktop Environment (if applicable):

GNOME

Problem Description:

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Every time I try and run snap thunderbird the first thing I got was a google login.

I had this problem and found a solution. I removed snap thunderbird and replaced it without snap. This was supposed to fix the google problem. It did not. I goto thunderbird and the first thing I get is a login to google. I want that gone. I have no idea how to fix it.

My snap contains:
firefox
firmware-updater
snap-ddesktop-integration
snap-store

Thoughts?

What I’ve Tried:


Are you by any chance using a gmail account for your emails?

Not necessarily. Thunderbird profiles are saved independently of the versions installed.

I prefer others comment, but one possible solution would be to create a new profile and see if that fixes the issue.

This. Here’s the connections Thunderbird makes:

$ snap connections thunderbird
Interface               Plug                                 Slot                            Notes
audio-playback          thunderbird:audio-playback           :audio-playback                 -
avahi-observe           thunderbird:avahi-observe            :avahi-observe                  manual
browser-support         thunderbird:browser-sandbox          :browser-support                -
calendar-service        thunderbird:calendar-service         :calendar-service               manual
camera                  thunderbird:camera                   :camera                         manual
content[gnome-46-2404]  thunderbird:gnome-46-2404            gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404     -
content[gpu-2404]       thunderbird:gpu-2404                 mesa-2404:gpu-2404              -
content[gtk-3-themes]   thunderbird:gtk-3-themes             gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes  -
content[gtk-3-themes]   thunderbird:gtk-3-themes             gtk-theme-orchis:gtk-3-themes   -
content[icon-themes]    thunderbird:icon-themes              gtk-common-themes:icon-themes   -
content[icon-themes]    thunderbird:icon-themes              icon-theme-breeze:icon-themes   -
content[sound-themes]   thunderbird:sound-themes             gtk-common-themes:sound-themes  -
cups-control            thunderbird:cups-control             :cups-control                   -
dbus                    -                                    thunderbird:dbus-daemon         -
desktop                 thunderbird:desktop                  :desktop                        -
desktop-legacy          thunderbird:desktop-legacy           :desktop-legacy                 -
gpg-keys                thunderbird:gpg-keys                 :gpg-keys                       manual
gsettings               thunderbird:gsettings                :gsettings                      -
home                    thunderbird:home                     :home                           -
network                 thunderbird:network                  :network                        -
network-control         thunderbird:network-control          :network-control                manual
opengl                  thunderbird:opengl                   :opengl                         -
personal-files          thunderbird:dot-thunderbird          :personal-files                 -
removable-media         thunderbird:removable-media          :removable-media                manual
system-files            thunderbird:etc-thunderbird          :system-files                   -
system-files            thunderbird:host-usr-share-hunspell  :system-files                   -
u2f-devices             thunderbird:u2f-devices              :u2f-devices                    manual
unity7                  thunderbird:unity7                   :unity7                         -
wayland                 thunderbird:wayland                  :wayland                        -
x11                     thunderbird:x11                      :x11                            -

You can see there personal-files as a connection interface. This makes ~/.thunderbird shared between the snap or a .deb version you might install.

Therefore, from a user user profiles standpoint, there is no difference.

Adding to @ajgreeny comment if you are using a Gmail account did you tick the option to remember password when you added the account to TB?

as little as possible as I am having problems there

I guess the question was more going into the “do you have a Gmail account set up in Thunderbird” direction :wink: