Bug 131417

Summary:	normal user can't install different spelling dictionaries
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Andreas Sahlbach <andreas.sahlbach>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andreas Sahlbach 2006-04-27 02:11:19 UTC

if a non-root user tries to install a dictionary extension, thunderbird says that the installation was successful, but actually the installation failed. thunderbird tries to install the dictionary into /opt/thunderbird/components/myspell and because a normal user has no rights to write into this directory, the installation fails silently.
Either:
1) make this directory user writable or
2) check LINGUAS env variable during installation and install the proper dictionaries automatically or
3) find a way to let thunderbird install dictionaries in a local folder

Currently most users from the forum found a woraround with solution 1)

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-27 02:17:01 UTC

Not a Gentoo-specific problem, go complain upstream...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 100802 ***