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Evolution: how to remove calendar of other exchange user without deleting it from the server?

I use Evolution-EWS to connect to my companies MS-Exchange and have subscribed to one of my co-workers calenders via the "Subscribe Other User's Folder" in the context menu of my exchange folder. ...
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How can I integrate Thunderbird Lightning calendar into the Unity message indicator menu?

Thunderbird provides Lightning, a proper calendar solution. In analogy to its "Contacts" solution, how can I integrate "Calendar" into the message indicator menu of Ubuntu 16.10 Unity?
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How can I un-check "Coming events from Evolution Calendar" in Time & Date?

I would like to un-check the following option to show events from Evolution calendar in the time & date indicator but it is grayed out. Evolution is not installed on my system.
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Ubuntu 16.04 Calendar

Ubuntu 16.04 has a new nice Calendar. It is simple and really useful. I was wondering if this can be installed on Ubuntu 14.04 or on other Linux distributions. What is its name?
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How to turn off Thunderbird message "Thunderbird now has calendaring functionality..."

Since installing Ubuntu Mate 16.10, I've been getting the following message at the bottom of Thunderbird's window: "Thunderbird now contains calendaring functionality by integrating the Lightning ...
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ubuntuphone does not sync radicale calendar anymore since OTA-13

I've created a custom script to sync my radicale calendars with my phone that I launch manually in the terminal. It was working fine till the last system upgrade OTA-13. Now it fails with the ...
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deleting california-calendar completely

I am a complete newbie in Linux and I was wondering (if) what is the safest way to delete the calendar "california", including all the files from my device. ( california is not needed anymore!) I ...
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Importing ics file in Ubuntu Phone

When I try to import ics calendar into my Ubuntu Touch phone using syncevolution, it fails. Any idea what is wrong here: phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~/Downloads$ syncevolution --import Work.ics backend=...
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Bash script to edit .ics files

I would like to create a bash script to choose from .ics files in a folder then do a 'find and replace' within that selected file, then save and rename that file. I have cobbled together some things ...
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Importing non-utf8 calendar file in Thunderbird Lightning

An online calendar file (.ics) that I am trying to import happens to be in the latin1 encoding rather than UTF-8. I added the calendar to Thunderbird's Lightning extension, but none of the events ...
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Evolution and Gnome Calendar keep asking me for my online account password

I have connected to my Gmail account with Evolution once just to download my email. I didn't save my Gmail account password in Gnome Keyring and do not plan to for the moment. Since then Gnome ...
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Calendar server

I need a simple (reliable) calendar server on my server that will preferable integrates with Mozilla Thunderbird email client that I already use. Also a Android client?
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Calendar App with Colored Events from Google Calendar?

I use colors to categorize events in my Google Calendar. This is very handy in a browser and on my Android phone. Alas, when viewing events from a Google calendar i Evolution, events are no longer ...
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How to make week in calendar start on Sunday on Ubuntu GNOME? [duplicate]

As a part of me learning Japanese I want to eventually make my computer completely in Japanese, however there is one problem, in all the Japanese calendars I have the week starts on Sunday as opposed ...
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How to change clock and calendar language in Ubuntu 16.04?

After a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 install, the clock and the calendar are showing in a language I can not identify: In the Language Support dialogue only English is to be found: And regional settings are ...
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Ubuntu Touch - Drop down calendar view

With the new geeat looking calendar view from the top dropdown menu. How can I get the days to be highlight that have the events listed below the calendar? At the moment the current day is ...
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Gnome does not load ics calendar file [closed]

translation: Did someone else have problems uploading files to the Gnome calendar ics? If you resolved them, how did you do it? I tried only upload the file with the option "Calendar Settings" load ...
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Adding a non-Google calendar

I have just signed up for a fruux.com calendar and contacts account. However, when I try to add these details to my tablet's Calendar app I am unable to. All I can add is a Google account. How can I ...
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Calendar-app number display in Touch

Is there a setting that can be activated to allow the Ubuntu Calendar-app icon in the Unity bar, to show the current date? At the moment is shows the number 28, which is good. However, it would be ...
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Google calendar sync for offline use

I can't see how to access the Google calendar app off line. It may not yet be possible, but I live in an area with poor reception and off line access would be very useful.
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Ubuntu Touch - Calender App not showing sync icon on the M10 tablet

I have just noticed that the sync icon is not visible on my Ubuntu M10 tablet. I can see it all OK on my Ubuntu phone, but nothing on the tablet. As a result I cannot force a sync and therefore no ...
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How can I get system-wide, stay-on-the-screen Google Calendar alerts (like I get in Windows and Mac OS X)?

Can anyone tell me if the following is possible in Ubuntu 16.04? And if so, how? On Windows and Mac OS X, Google Calendar provides pop-up reminders no matter what application I’m working in. I’m ...
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Getting Gnome-Calendar to run with Unity (integrate gmail calendars)

I upgraded Ubuntu to 16.04 and came across the calendar application. However, in tutorials I found online I could see people integrating gmail accounts from the calendar settings menu. I could only ...
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White corners in some GTK apps in ambiance theme

I am facing a problem with some certain apps i.e. 'gnome calendar', that hard-edgy white corners are shown instead of the normal curved corners in the default ambiance theme I am running a fully ...
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How can I create recurring events in Calendar?

Does the default calendar app in Ubuntu 16.04 provide an option to create recurring events?
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How can I make "Add event..." use the default Calendar of 16.04?

Add event: Default Calendar app in Ubuntu 16.04:
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Why can't I get Korganiser to load my google calendar?

I was hoping to use my existing Google Calendar and have decided that Korganiser seems to be well thought of for doing this sort of thing. I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and am a very new user to this, ...
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Has gnome-calendar got notifications?

Is there a functionality of gnome-calendar (in Xenial) to sending notifications on events like notify-send style ?
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How do I add my Birthday in Ubuntu 16.04 Calendar App

I want to add my Family member's birthday in Calendar app which is inbuild in Ubuntu 16.04. When I try it, there is a option to add event only to Personal not birthday. Please guide to solve it. When ...
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Why is my calender in a different language?

For some reason, my calendar is not being displayed in English. Any idea why?
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Google Calendar not appearing in gnome-calendar

I just upgraded from 15.10 to 16.04 and also upgraded GNOME to 3.20 and my Google calendar isn't showing events & isn't listed in settings either. The Google account is set up correctly in ...
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How to install Calendar-Indicator in Ubuntu 15.10?

I followed the following steps to install Calendar-Indicator: add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao apt-get update apt-get install calendar-indicator It successfully installed but I cannot find the ...
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Is there a simple task planner for Ubuntu? [closed]

I am using gnome-fallback on my desktop and looking for a simple calendar/planner app in which I can easily make notes of the appointments and afterwards it reminds me of my appointments using some ...
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Ubuntu Touch calendar app: events imported from Google displayed on 2 days

I have installed Ubuntu core app calender on my BQ Aquaris E5 HD. It is working well and I have been able to sync with my google online calendar. However, I have noticed that for next month, it is ...
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How to integrate Google contacts and calendar in Ubuntu 15.10?

So I've added my Google account to the online-accounts in the system settings, but unfortunately Gnome programs like Gnome Contacts and California Calendar can't access any information from it. I read ...
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CalDAV client for Ubuntu

I am looking for a functional CalDAV client for Ubuntu, preferably open source. I was originally looking for one that works on 14.04, and now on 16.04. Ubuntu 16.04 Following the advice of some ...
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How to fix Ubuntu touch calendar and a Google calendar out of sync?

My Ubuntu touch calendar and my Google calendar are out of sync. The remote calendar on Google is correct. How do I reinitialize the calendar on my phone?
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Unity somehow integrated my google calendar. Would like to know how

So recently I've started using google calendar as I like the event notifications etc. I also started using Thunderbird and downloaded an extension which allowed me to open google calendar in a ...
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KOrganizer: CalDav calendar disappeared

due to unknown reason my CalDav calendar disappeared from my calendar management (overview) in KOrganizer. Strange fact is, that the calendar is still present under settings -> KOrganizer set up -> ...
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Thunderbird crashed after installing Lightning

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 and have decided to start using Thunderbird. It worked well, only complaint that it kept on asking me for the master password for every account that I have every time I ...
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Whats the best solution for mail, contact, calendar and task syncing? [closed]

Im hoping someone can help. Im looking for a complete solution that would allow me to sync Outlook's Calendar, Contacts and Task manager with Ubuntu. Im running Ubuntu 14.04lts with Sendmail and ...
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Syncing Calendar and Contacts with Ubuntu Phone

one topic that I find is completely neglected on the web is the question of syncing your Ubuntu Phone contacts and calendar with Ubuntu (i.e. Evolution). With a full Ubuntu on the phone I would ...
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How can I use the notify-send command in combination with the Calcurse calendar?

I use the calendar and scheduling application calcurse. This is a fine command-line program. For example, with calcurse -a you can display the events for the day. How i can send this info to notify-...
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How can I sync Xubuntu's calendar Orage with Google Calendar?

Does anyone know how to sync Xubuntu 15.10 calendar (Orage) with Google Calendar? I found some old links but it doesn't seem to work anymore.
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How to change the year to 2558?

I am a Buddhist, and if I cannot have a Buddhist calendar, I would at least like to have to Buddhist year, which is currently (in 2015) 2558. But due to the 2038 year problem, I'm not sure if I can do ...
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How to configure the Orage Calendar & Clock

Is there a way to change the first day of the week into Ubuntu Studio 15.10 (Orage calendar & clock)? I'm in Chile, but the first day of any week is Sunday. However, at my calendar, the first ...
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How do I make use the of signing into google under online accounts? 14.04

New to ubuntu and linux, and so far I'm loving it. But one question I have is how can I make better use of the online accounts, specifically google. I found this in the help: Evolution, the email ...
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Thunderbird 38.3.0 on Ubuntu 15.04 - Cannot connect to gmail server

Linux LCP22 laptop, 64bit Ubuntu 15.04. Thunderbird 38.3 & Firefox 42.0 I am new to Ubuntu & command terminal use. My problem seemed to start around 20 Oct. Initially is seemed the problem ...
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Change colour of calendar on ubuntu phone

I am using a google calendar with the calendar app on my ubuntu phone. Somehow by default the events and appointments are displayed in the app with a black colour. Is there a way to change this colour ...
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Change week start day on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I googled this and tried many different results. Not one of them works. I can't find anything up-to-date as most solutions are for older versions of Ubuntu. Can anyone tell me how I can change the ...
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