Thunderbird upgrades

[PaulB]

This morning when I checked, Thunderbird was at version 91.12.0 and offered an upgrade to 91.13.0. I installed the upgrade and checked again to ensure the upgrade was applied. I was surprised to see it was now offering an upgrade to version 102.2.0.

That is quite a jump.

My question: has anyone installed 102.2.0 and if so, were there any issues?

[HansV]

The main version number of Thunderbird remains the same for about a year, then makes a big jump, presumably to stay in sync with Firefox. The latter gets a new main version every 4 weeks or so.
See Thunderbird Releases:

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[PaulB]

Thanks, Hans. I got into a lot of problems going from 78.x to 91.x so I'm a little gun-shy to attempt the upgrade. I will take a backup tonight and try to upgrade tomorrow. If anyone has tried the upgrade, I'd appreciate your feedback.

[ChrisGreaves]

... I was surprised to see it was now offering an upgrade to version 102.2.0.

Paul, I followed your lead and too was surprised;-

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My surprise arose from NOT being taken immediately to the latest version (102.2.0), but by being involved in a two-step process.

When I chose the equivalent of "update to latest version", I expected to be taken directly to the most up-to-date stable release.
FWIW I am now using 102.2.0

Cheers, Chris

[Rebel]

My question: has anyone installed 102.2.0 and if so, were there any issues?

Like both you and Chris, I was offered the update in a two step process (to 91.13.0 and then to 102.2.0). Both installed without issues.

[PaulB]

Good to know. Thank you.

[BobH]

I've done the upgrade but my preferred theme does not appear even though it is enabled.

[PaulB]

Happy to report that I installed 102.2.0 with no issues. Apart for some optional cosmetic tweaks, TB is operating without problems right out-of-the-box.

Thank you all for your input.

[RonH]

Same here. Just had to set my preference text.