Install this version:
emerge -a =mail-client/betterbird-bin-140.12.0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =mail-client/betterbird-bin-140.12.0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =mail-client/betterbird-bin-140.12.0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140.12.0 | 8 | -* ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2024-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop xdg
DESCRIPTION="Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird."
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/Betterbird/thunderbird-patches/ https://betterbird.eu/"
SRC_URI="https://www.betterbird.eu/downloads/LinuxArchive/betterbird-${PV}esr-bb24.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.xz"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="MPL-2.0"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64"
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
dev-libs/dbus-glib
dev-libs/glib
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/fontconfig
media-libs/freetype
sys-apps/dbus
virtual/freedesktop-icon-theme
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
x11-libs/gtk+
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXcursor
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXi
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libXrender
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/pango
"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
src_install() {
insinto /opt/
doins -r betterbird
dosym ../../opt/betterbird/betterbird-bin /usr/bin/betterbird-bin
domenu "${FILESDIR}"/betterbird-bin.desktop
local x
for x in 16 32 48 64 128 256; do
newicon -s ${x} betterbird/chrome/icons/default/default${x}.png betterbird.png
done
fperms +x /opt/betterbird/betterbird-bin
fperms +x /opt/betterbird/glxtest
fperms +x /opt/betterbird/vaapitest
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
elog "Language pack XPIs need to be downloaded and installed manually."
elog "Please see the link below for further information."
elog ""
elog "\thttps://betterbird.eu/downloads/index.php"
}
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core dev-libs/dbus-glib dev-libs/glib media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/freetype sys-apps/dbus virtual/freedesktop-icon-theme x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 x11-libs/gtk+ x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXcursor x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXi x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libXrender x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/pango
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | betterbird-140.12.0esr-bb24.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.xz | 71144740 bytes | https://www.betterbird.eu/downloads/LinuxArchive/betterbird-140.12.0esr-bb24.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.xz |