Install Mailnag (GNOME3 Email Notifier) In Ubuntu Via PPA

Mailnag is an email notifier for GNOME 3. The application makes use of the GNOME 3 notifications system and works with both POP3 and IMAP servers (this includes Gmail).

Besides new mail notifications, Mailnag can also execute a command or a script on mail check or on mail arrival, can open new emails in your preferred email client and more. We've actually written about Mailnag before, but starting today, Mailnag is available in the WebUpd8 GNOME3 PPA so it's now even easier to install in Ubuntu:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mailnag

Once installed, launch the Mailnag Configuration dialog, enter your account details and that's it. Mailnag should now automatically start each time you log in (this can be disabled from the Mailnag Configuration).

To use Mailnag with Gmail, in the new account configuration enter "imap.gmail.com" for the server, leave the "Port" field empty and check the "IMAP" box. In newer Mailnag versions, also make sure the “Enable SSL Encryption” box is checked under your account settings.

For help with the Mailnag translations, bugs, etc., see Mailnag @ Github.

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Unity Mail Gets GNOME Keyring Support, Graphical Configuration Dialog

Unity Mail is a Unity-specific application to display the email unread count on the Unity launcher.

Unity Mail features:

• Display unread email count on the Unity launcher
• Unity quicklists to compose new email, inbox, etc. (Gmail only)
• Works with any IMAP4 server (Gmail configuration is added automatically)
• Multiple accounts support
• NotifyOSD notifications
• customizable quicklists

Unity Mail was updated today, the new version (0.5.3) bringing GNOME Keyring support so the passwords are no longer stored in plain text. Also, Unity Mail now comes with a GUI which allows you to configure it so you no longer have to edit any config file manually:

If you were using Unity Mail before this release, your old account data should be automatically migrated so there's no need to do anything.

Install Unity Mail

To install Unity Mail (only available for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal users), use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mitya57/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unity-mail

Once installed, Unity Mail should be automatically added to the Unity launcher and the configuration dialog should pop up if this is the first time you've installed it. The configuration dialog can also be accessed by right clicking the Unity Mail icon and selecting "Change account details".


To customize the quicklists, create an unity-mail.conf file under ~/.config/ (gedit ~/.config/unity-mail.conf) and paste this:

[URLs]
Home=
Compose=
Inbox=
Sent=

And add your quicklists for "Home", "Compose", etc. But please note that the quicklists only work with websites (make sure you add http:// to each quicklist) so you can't add Thunderbird or other applications.


Report any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.

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