https://www.kubuntuforums.net/ EOL: Jan 15, 2026. en Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:26 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png https://www.kubuntuforums.net/ https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/general/miscellaneous/how-to-s/692666-dual-booting-with-windows-thunderbird-fails-to-open Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:46:14 GMT On dual-boot machines running Windows (any version) when opening Thunderbird email instead of the programme opening a banner appears telling the... On dual-boot machines running Windows (any version) when opening Thunderbird email instead of the programme opening a banner appears telling the message that another instance of Thunderbird is already running or the profile is corrupted or missing.

This happens with NTFS formatted drives that has the “dirty bit” set by the issues below. This stops any linux system from writing to the NTFS drive, essential for Thunderbird.

The problem is that Windows was either not correctly shut down, or is running with fastboot, or is in hibernation.

To fix: Reboot to your Windows installation and do a scan and repair on the offending drive. Ensure Windows is shut down cleanly and not hibernated and fastboot is disabled.
​]]> How To Guides barfly https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/general/miscellaneous/how-to-s/692666-dual-booting-with-windows-thunderbird-fails-to-open https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/general/miscellaneous/how-to-s/692429-brother-printer-install-script-fails-fix-here Thu, 28 May 2026 18:48:04 GMT Ubuntu Version: Example: 22.04 LTS, 24.04, 25.10, 26.04 etc. Desktop Environment (if applicable): Example: GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, Budgie, etc.... Ubuntu Version:
Example: 22.04 LTS, 24.04, 25.10, 26.04 etc.

Desktop Environment (if applicable):
Example: GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, Budgie, etc.

Problem Description:
Libsane has been replaced by libsane1 so Brother’s install script fails.

Before running the install script ( linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.6-0 for instance) from Brother’s website do this:

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

install this:

apt-get install lib32z1 curl libsane1

Then open the installer file with a suitable editor that allows “search/find and replace” such as l3afpad and replace all instances of libsane with libsane1.

Then run the installer.

After a successful install, if you are Europe/UK based and use A4 instead of Letter, modify the two files in /usr/local/Brother/printer/”model of your printer”/inf

brmfc885cwfunc

and

brmfc885cwrc changing the “Letter” to A4.

This stops the top of the page being cut off on A4 paper.

There are other posts that resolve some issues but not all.
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