Installing nscd seems to work around the issue. See Thunderbird Bug:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292127
** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #292127
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292127
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1228921
Title:
Using thunderbird 17 works as before.
Maybe remarkable is that I can see the following console output either on
raring/gnome-shell and precise/unity installations.
(process:4343): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size
== 0' failed
(thunderbird:4343): GLib-WARNING **: g
