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
Binaries (System)
These packages will install the Thunderbird addon and companion app system wide.
Root credentials are required.
openSuSE
Leap 15.1
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in 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
sudo zypper in systray-x
Tumbleweed
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x
SLE 15
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_SLE_15_SP1/ SysTray-X
sudo zypper in systray-x
xUbuntu
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
sudo apt install systray-x
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
sudo apt install systray-x
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:
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Fedora/Centos/RHEL:
dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel -
Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default qtbase5-dev
Build:
cd systray-x
make
Install:
mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
cp -f app/config/linux/SysTray_X.json
cp -f systray-x@Ximi1970.xpi ~/.thunderbird/*.default-release/extensions/
...
Windows
Install:
Clone the repository using TortoiseGit:
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Remarks
Branches:
master : Should be stable and working for all systems
develop : Working but maybe not for all systems
feature-xxx : Experimental
Contributers
Luigi Baldoni <aloisio@gmx.com> : Initial setup of the OpenSuSE Build Service rpm package.
Donations
To support this project, you can make a donation to its current maintainer:
