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How to install Evolution mail client in Ubuntu

How to install Evolution mail client in Ubuntu

Evolution is the default mail client of Gnome. It provides integrated mail, calendar functionality and address book among others.

To install evolution

First add the repository to the system

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:fta/gnome3
More info: https://launchpad.net/~fta/+archive/ubuntu/gnome3
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp4u666nkl/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp4u666nkl/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 0C713DA6 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp4u666nkl/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 0C713DA6: public key " Launchpad PPA for Fabien Tassin"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Now run the apt-get update command to update the local repository index.

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get update
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com vivid-security InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid InRelease
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net vivid Release.gpg [316 B]                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-updates InRelease           
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/multiverse Translation-en                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/restricted Translation-en                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com vivid-backports/universe Translation-en                      
Fetched 32.2 kB in 9s (3,308 B/s)                                                             
Reading package lists... Done

Install evolution mail client.

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get install evolution
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
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..
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (219-7ubuntu3) ...

To open Evolution,

root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# evolution

Evolution setup appears.

Restore from backup.

Enter your e-mail address information.

E-mail account summary.

Mail configuration completed.

Mail authentication

About evolution

Tag : Evolution
FAQ
Q
which command to install the evolution package after adding the repo?
A
you can install the evolution by following command
# apt-get install evolution
Q
how to add repo for install evolution mail in ubuntu?
A
use the below command to add the repo for evolution mail
# add-apt-repository ppa:fta/gnome3
Q
Where to create admin settings in Evolution mail?
A
Under identity bar provide username and mailid to create admin settings in Evolution mail
Q
Does Evolution mail comes with address book?
A
It provides integrated mail, calendar functionality and address book among others
Q
How to restore a backup?
A
You can see a option called "restore from backup"