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How to install Geary E-Mail Client in Ubuntu

To install Geary E-Mail Client in Ubuntu

Geary is a lightweight email client, written in Vala, and is built for the Gnome desktop.It allows you to read, find and send email with a straightforward, modern interface. Conversations allow you to read a complete discussion without having to find and click from message to message. It isupports several email services such as GMail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com and other IMAP servers.

To install Geary

First it is essential to add the repository to the system. Use the following command for the same purpose.


root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/ppa
 The Yorba PPA is maintained by the Yorba Foundation and home to the Shotwell Photo Manager, the Geary Mail Client, California Calendar.  We also offer here gexiv2 (a GObject wrapper for the Exiv2 metadata library used by Shotwell).
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~yorba/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press \[ENTER\] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring \`/tmp/tmpps5q3m80/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring \`/tmp/tmpps5q3m80/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key E549B1AC from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpps5q3m80/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key E549B1AC: public key " Launchpad yorba"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

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


root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get update Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease \[65.9 kB\]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease                                  
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease                           
&hellip 
&hellip 
..
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en\_IN           
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en\_IN             
Fetched 2,568 kB in 19s (134 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done

Now install Geary by running the following command.


root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# apt-get install geary Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
&hellip 
&hellip 
..
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up libgcr-3-1:amd64 (3.10.1-1) ...
Setting up geary (0.10.0-1~trusty1) ...

Geary E-Mail Client is now installed. Use the following command to install it.


root@linuxhelp1:/home/user1# geary

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Geary login window looks as follows.

You can also check the available services in Geary.

Tag : Geary E-Mail Client Ubuntu Email-Client
FAQ
Q
How to install the Geary email after adding the repo?
A
Install Geary by running the following command.

# apt-get install geary
Q
What is the command to add a repo to install Geary E-Mail?
A
Add the repository to the system. Use the following command

# add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/ppa
Q
What is the purpose of using the Geary Email in ubuntu?
A
Geary is a lightweight email client, written in Vala, and is built for the Gnome desktop.It allows you to read, find and send email with a straightforward, modern interface. Conversations allow you to read a complete discussion without having to find and click from message to message. It isupports several email services such as GMail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com and other IMAP servers.
Q
How do I backup Geary mail?
A
Geary’s configuration is stored in ~/.config/geary (that is, /home//.config/geary), backing up that or (even better) your entire ~/.config directory will make a copy of Geary’s account information that can be restored later by moving it back into place.
Q
How to uninstall the geary package?
A
Use the following command to uninstall the Geary package


# apt-get remove geary