Questions tagged [evolution]
Questions about the Evolution Email, Calendar and Contacts manager. This is the default email client for Ubuntu 11.04 and earlier.
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Evolution crashing
I upgraded to 20.04LTS last week and the last day or two Evolution starts to crash randomly. Sometimes it crashes as soon as it starts up. Sometimes it runs for a while and then crashes.
When I ran ...
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Remove both thunderbird and evolution email cinnamon ubuntu
I have installed the cinnamon desktop environment using sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment on my Ubuntu machine. I noticed there was a lot of applications pre-installed that I was never ...
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Evolution mail displays sent mail in Inbox
For my gmail account Evolution shows sent mail also in my inbox folder (despite the fact that it is instructed to put that in sent mail in account editor > defaults). Another (non gmail) account ...
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Automatically apply e-mail filters in evolution to all folders
I use evolution to get e-mails from an exchange account. I have several filters set up on server side that move e-mails in different folders and apply categories to the mails. I want to keep these ...
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How to make Evolution overwrite email message before expudning it?
Is there any way to make Evolution overwrite an email message before the message is expunged? I can go to $HOME/.local/share/evolution/mail, use grep to find the file in question, then use shred on ...
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Can evolution skip QR security?
For my work e-mail I currently use Evolution and this was not a problem for the Exchange server at one place, whose web-mail has additional QR-based authorisation, and the Outlook 365 server that did ...
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Toolbar Icons Missing in 20.04 LTS
After upgrading to 20.04 LTS, I find that a number of applications are missing toolbar icons. Applications that display a tool icon in menus are also missing some icons. I have noticed missing icons ...
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Evolution calendar notification with sound?
I'm trying to get desktop notifications with sound (a custom sound would be ideal, but just a sound for now is enough) for my upcoming google calendar appointments/events/whatever. I'm on Kubuntu 18....
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Evolution locale settings, again
A bit more than 3 weeks ago I had a particular problem with my Evolution installation done by Flatpak on a user basis as described here: Evolution locale settings.
At that time I found the solution ...
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Evolution locale settings
This morning I was proposed an update for my standard user account only. Here I have installed Evolution 3.36 which I am not using on my separate admin account.
Since performing the update along ...
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Disable gnome-calendar
When my system restores from hibernation, about 50% of the time I get a crash next boot that tells me the Calendar was the problem.
However, when I open "Calendar," I don't see an option to disable ...
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fully track of a mail in evolution. Thread of a mail
How can I see the thread of in a evolution conversation so that it includes my answers to the conversation?
Evolution's way of showing threads is only from incoming emails.
That is, how can I fully ...
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How can I sync my Outlook.com calendar to my Ubuntu desktop?
I have been unable to find a solution to this.
I use my outlook.com calendar and I want to Sync it to my Ubuntu desktop. I don't want to use my browser for it.
Please note that this is not an ...
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re a cHow can I connect my Evolution client to my Outlook.com account?
I am having trouble connecting to the Outlook.com free account using my Evolution client.
IMAP
imap-mail.outlook.com
port 993
TLS on a dedicated port
SMTP
smtp-mail.outlook.com
587
STARTTLS after ...
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Remove ubuntu-online-account after an upgrade
I used Ubuntu 14.04 and had a couple of accounts set up using ubuntu-online-accounts. After upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, I am not able to remove or edit accounts from uoa, and they are still used by ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - Gnome Online Accounts and Exchange
I am here on Ubuntu 18.04. I had my company Exchange account set up via Gnome Online Accounts but recently it stopped working. Here is the debug log from gnome-control-center: https://pastebin.com/...
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Evolution calendar does not display outlook office 365 18.04
Any help on evolution calendar not displaying outlook office 365 18.04, EWS is not available as service type, only IMAP,
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OWA works from Browser and MS Outlook but fails from Evolution-EWS
Here is my setup:
I have a windows PC on which I could easily configure and run MS Outlook with the relevant OWA link for the Exchange Server.
From the Ubuntu 18.04 machine, I can also access the OWA ...
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Why is ‘Archive…’ disabled in Evolution (or how to enable it)
In Evolution 3.34.1-2 (Ubuntu 19.10), I have selected a message, but the archive button – and the corresponding menu entry – is disabled. Why is that so?
And ‘yes’ – I have selected a folder to be ...
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Email client that works with MDaemon
Are there any Linux desktop email clients that work with the MDaemon email server's implementation of Activesync (EAS)? I'm desperately trying to wean myself off of Windows desktops but this is yet ...
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Visible & Audible Notifications for new emails?
ALERT !! ALERT !!
(Never mind...we ain't got any steenken email alerts.)
Such a seemingly simple subject - email alerts...right ??
Nope, not simple a'tall is what I've found.
I use Thunderbird for ...
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Subscribe to mail folders with evolution-ews on an EWS server
I am using the evolution email client with the evolution-ews (github) Exchange Web Services (EWS) integration package to connect to our companys Microsoft EWS server.
I have some server side rules ...
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Adjust the scrollbars in evolution mail client
I am using the evolution mail client to interact with my work's exchange server. The scrollbar in the client is extremely frustrating, however, because it is small, hard to click, and changes when ...
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Install basic GNOME without any app
I am trying to remove Evolution from my system.
However, removing it also removes the GNOME environment.
So, I conclude that it is impossible to have GNOME without Evolution.
Please note I am NOT ...
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Evolution vertical view
help.gnome.org says that when you put Evolution in vertical view, the message list stacks the headers to make them more legible, like in Outlook. However, When I use vertical view, this doesn't happen ...
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Syncing Evolution without needing gmail?
I'm using Ubuntu and want to reduce my Google & Microsoft footprint.
Use Evolution for email, contacts and calendar. Contacts and calendar being synced to laptop and android phone via gmail.
How ...
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Backup Evolution Calendar
How do I backup only a single calendar in Evolution? It's "On This Computer". I haven't used it in a while, and don't expect to, but I definitely might need to review it sometime in the future. I want ...
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How to add events to built-in calendar?
I am looking for way to add events to this calendar.
I know that I can use third-party applications to do it from GUI (or sync it with online service like Google) but I am specifically interested on ...
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Evolution white text on white background
I'm using Evolution 3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 with "Adwaita-dark" theme.
The email I receive are white text on white background.
I don't understand why since the original email is ...
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Hotmail calendar not being added in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
When I add my accounts in the "Connect your data in the cloud" section, I usually get the mail, calendar, contacts, etc options for my gmail and exchange accounts. But when I go add my hotmail account ...
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Why does sending emails through Evolution show the sent message in my gmail inbox?
I have Evolution installed 3.28.5-ubuntu0.18.04.1, and connected to my GMail account through the IMAP+oauth authentication method
every time I send an email through Evolution, it shows up in my Gmail'...
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Evolution Email Client - Error while performing operation. Failed to authenticate: Corresponding source for service with UID “…” not found
What does the following error mean in Evolution Email Client 3.34.1 (by Flathub.org):
Error while performing operation. Failed to authenticate:
Corresponding source for service with UID “...” not ...
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Evolution and Office365
I have Ubuntu 19 and at work I use two Exchange-type mail accounts. One is on an Exchange server and one is on Office365. I can set up both using evolution-ews and for the 'old fashioned' Exchange ...
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Themes for Evolution
I strongly prefer a dark theme, but I can't seem to find any current documentation on how to change the theme in Evolution?
Does anyone have any tips?
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Where to find list of development packages to build evolution on ubuntu?
I am trying to build latest version of Evolution on my Ubuntu using guides provided on this page: Building Evolution from sources but the guide is written for fedora and it lists some packages that ...
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“NSS headers not found” error while building evolution-data-server-3.34.1 using cmake
I am installing Evolution Data Server from source using cmake by following command:
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_OPENLDAP=OFF -DWITH_NSPR_INCLUDES=/usr/inclue/nspr/ ..
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OpenLDAP Error while making evolution from source bu cmake
I am installing Evolution on my ubuntu from source, using cmake.
based on guide provided in (Evolution git-hub page) I run this command:
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
It ...
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Evolution layout settings can not be changed
i want to customize my evolution but everytime i make a change, it is completely ignored - it jumps back to default. For example when i uncheck status bar, nothing happens. Also in my gnome-calendar ...
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Evolution, change default date format
Issue
In Evolution (email client), is possible to set default format date for whole application? Not Yesterday, Today, but for example YYYYMMDD, HHMMSS?
Thanks.
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Linux local 5.0.0-29-...
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How to make Evolution automatically reject invalid certificates?
When connecting to some wifi networks, HTTP(S) traffic is blocked by serving a terms-of-use page under every domain. To accomplish this, some gateways serve invalid TLS certificates for every domain. ...
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Cannot export address book - Evolution's “Save Address Book as vCard” is greyed out
I want to save my ENTIRE address book that is stored in Evolution. But when I go to File > Save Address Book as vCard, the "Save Address Book as vCard" option is greyed out (i.e., it can't be selected)...
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Evolution, `Unsubscribe` on left side not working, for EWS
System
Linux local 5.0.0-27-lowlatency #28-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 20 20:33:37 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
evolution 3.32.1-2
Issue
Unsubscribe on left side not working, for ews, ...
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Back up Evolution mail (settings, messages and attachments)
I'm trying to save up some space on my Google account and to locally back up everything's that currently only stored online.
Is there an easy way to back everything up locally, including attachments?
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Evolution, longest TODO list on right side
System info
Linux local 5.0.0-23-lowlatency #24-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 29 16:17:02 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Evolution 3.32.1-2
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Is possible in Evolution mail set ...
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Evolution threads extra lines before signature
I am using html emails with outlook style signature and with every reply in a thread, the signatures for each email gets a few additional lines above it... any ideas?
(the issue is roughly like this)
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evolution double-click word separators
is there some way to set specific chars for word selection separators in evolution? Something similar to "Select-by-word characters" box in terminal. Thanks.
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Xfce, evolution, WebKitWebProces sometimes take a lot of cpu when reply and write
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Ubuntu 19.04, xfce4-panel 4.13.4 (Xfce 4.12), evolution 3.32.1-2.
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WebKitWebProces sometimes take a lot of cpu when I reply and write in evolution, so writing is hacked for a few second ...
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Xfce, evolution, need same font for all, working area and email head, body
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Linux local 5.0.0-21-lowlatency #22-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Tue Jul 2 14:10:55 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Need
In Xfce, evolution mail, I need same font for all.
Problem
As you can see ...
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CANNOT receive iCloud calendar on Evolution
I was trying to set up iCloud Calendar on Evolution (3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1).
After everything settled, I found that I could not RECEIVE the calendar online, which says:
The calendar backend ...
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Update Libreoffice and Delete Evolution mail client
I just update Libreoffice because it wasn't working properly by:
snap install libreoffice
But I install a newer version and keep the old one. And did not get the programs working yet.
So I update ...
