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2020-10-08T15:53:19Z
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is based on a post in r/Qubes, but the OP deleted it.<br />
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# Upgrade your TemplateVM so it installs Thunderbird 78<br />
# Open Thunderbird, go to Preferences, scroll all the way down and click on "Config Editor". Accept the warning.<br />
# Set <code>mail.openpgp.allow_external_gnupg</code> to <code>true</code> and <code>mail.openpgp.alternative_gpg_path</code> to <code>/usr/bin/qubes-gpg-client-wrapper</code>.<br />
# Restart Thunderbird</div>
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