SysTray-X

SysTray-X is a system tray extension for Thunderbird 68+. The addon uses the WebExtension API's to control an external system dependent system tray application.

The addon and system tray application can do:

• custom new mail icon
• display number of unread mails
• show / hide Thunderbird (minimize)
• minimizing hides to tray
• minimize on startup
• minimize on close

Donations

To support this project, you can make a donation to its current maintainer:

Contributers

Luigi Baldoni <aloisio@gmx.com> : Initial setup of the OpenSuSE Build Service rpm package.

Binaries (System)

These packages will install the Thunderbird addon and companion app system wide.
Root credentials are required.

openSuSE

Repository

Installing the repository:

Tumbleweed

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ SysTray-X

Leap 15.2

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.2/ SysTray-X

Leap 15.1

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/ SysTray-X

SLE 15 SP1

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_SLE_15_SP1/ SysTray-X

SLE 15

sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_SLE_15/ SysTray-X

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE

sudo zypper in systray-x

GNOME

sudo zypper in systray-x-gnome

xUbuntu

Repository

Installing the repository:

20.04 LTS

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_20.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

19.10

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_19.10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_19.10 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

18.04 LTS

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_18.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_18.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

16.04 LTS

wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_16.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_16.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE

sudo apt install systray-x

GNOME

sudo apt install systray-x-gnome

Debian

Repository

Installing the repository:

10

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE

sudo apt install systray-x

GNOME

sudo apt install systray-x-gnome

Fedora

Repository

Installing the repository:

32

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_32/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh

31

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_31/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE

sudo dnf install systray-x

GNOME

sudo dnf install systray-x-gnome

Binaries (User)

User installable package.
No root credentials required.

Download the installer here (click on the assets dropdown list):

Addon and companion app installer

Building

Linux

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Ximi1970/systray-x.git

Requirements:

• OpenSuSE:

  sudo zypper install zip git gcc-c++ make qt5-qtbase-devel
  

• Fedora/Centos/RHEL:

  sudo dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
  gnome-extensions enable appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
  

• Ubuntu:

  20.04 LTS

  sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default
  gnome-extensions enable ubuntu-appindicator@ubuntu.com
  

  19.10

  sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
  gnome-extensions enable ubuntu-appindicator@ubuntu.com
  

  16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS

  sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
  gnome-shell-extension-tool -e ubuntu-appindicator@ubuntu.com
  

• Debian:

  sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
  gnome-shell-extension-tool -e ubuntu-appindicator@ubuntu.com
  

Build (KDE):

cd systray-x
make

Build (GNOME):

cd systray-x
make OPTIONS="DEFINES+=NO_KDE_INTEGRATION"

Install and run SysTray-X from the build directory in the repository:

mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
cp -f app/config/linux/SysTray_X.json ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/
cp -f systray-x@Ximi1970.xpi ~/.thunderbird/*.default-release/extensions/

User install:

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System install:

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Windows

Install:

• Visual Studio Express 2017
• Visual Code Studio
• Git for Windows
• TortoiseGit
• PuTTY
• Qt

Clone the repository using TortoiseGit:

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Remarks

Branches:

master : Should be stable and working for all supported systems
develop : Working but maybe not for all systems
feature-xxx : Experimental