Evolution - Microsoft ™ Outlook option.
Evolution is the best email-client for Linux, in my opinion, since it is 100% compatible with .doc, .docx etc.
Linux desktop needs to continue to focus on creating nice looking GUI - graphical user interface applications and not only for the realm of business, but directed to the home users as well.
All users need to be aware that there are free options out there, just as good as the paid solutions.
Evolution is one of these apps and it still amazes me that it is not the "standard e-mail client" in most of todays Linux distros. Thunderbird is still trying to fill the slot, where Evolution should be today.
Evolution combines email, address book, calendar, task list and listing features similar to Microsoft ™ Outlook and it supports PGP-encryption.
Its user interface and functionality are similar to Microsoft Outlook ™, but Evolution is free software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (LGPL).
Seahorse - OpenPGP encryption support:
Seahorse is a Linux application that implements the OpenPGP standard in Evolution. With this software you can manage your keys and use cryptographic functions for files and texts. In conjunction with the Evolution email client, you can also use the encryption features for your communication.
Now encrypting your e-mail is smart, but your contacts or friends need to do the same and you need to exchange keys to read each other's messages. This might be a problem, for one, they might be Windows users and the other they might think that they have nothing to hide, so why should they. I mean cheating on your spouse don't count does it or that dick pick that your ISP caught and shared online ?
People are in general, very bad at online security and that is why there are so many information leaks.
Previous version: 3.38.3-1
Version available in Debian 11 "Bullseye" repository: 3.38.3-1+deb11u1
This update affects the following installed packages:
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evolution
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evolution-common
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evolution-plugin-bogofilter
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evolution-plugin-pstimport
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evolution-plugins
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libevolution
Total size: 10 MB
Changelog: Available in Update Manager !
The latest stable version: 3.44.4 needs to be downloaded from developers website.
Languages supported: 53
License: LGPL
Evolution Features:
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Calendar Integration: Calendar integration with your email account.
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Contacts Management: Built-in address book for contacts management.
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Email backup and restore function.
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Filters & Folder: Custom virtual folder support for search queries and filters.
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Junk Mail Filter: Includes spam filter powered by SpamAssassin.
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Notes: Evolution includes a note-taking tool.
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Plugins: Plugins support for added functions.
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Privacy & Security: Evolution supports both PGP & S/MIME encryption.
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Task Manager: Built-in task management tool.
Evolution - Microsoft ™ Outlook Option.
If you want to know which version is available in Debian's repository, type the following command:
apt-cache policy evolution
Press Enter.
How to install:
sudo apt-get install evolution
Press Enter.
How to backup your email in case of an OS update or change:
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File
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Backup Evolution Data
It will be saved in a tar.gz file like this example:
evolution-backup-20220603.tar.gz
To restore your email:
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File
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Restore Evolution Data.
► Developers website
