

- #Mailspring for ubuntu install#
- #Mailspring for ubuntu update#
- #Mailspring for ubuntu pro#
- #Mailspring for ubuntu software#
Ubuntu Mailspring ThemeĪ few tips: if you’re using the Ambiance GTK theme you may want to enable the “ubuntu theme” in Mailspring > Edit> Change Theme for a near-seamless look (as pictured at the top). If you’re Exchange reliant you may prefer to try the Hiri email app, which is also available as a Snap application.
#Mailspring for ubuntu software#
If you’re a fan of traditional software management methods you can also download Mailspring for Ubuntu from the Mailspring website:
#Mailspring for ubuntu install#
Mailspring is available to install on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and up from Ubuntu Software. We also don’t have to release other formats (.tar.gz, an ArchLinux PKGBUILD) to target smaller Linux variants.” Download Mailspring for Ubuntu

#Mailspring for ubuntu update#
We can release updates the snap daemon automatically downloads and installs the update across all Linux distros within a day.

“With Snapcraft, we can offer a single package format to all Linux users and the app runs inside a sandbox which is great for security. Mailspring’s Ben Gotow told us they are excited to be distributing the app as a Snap because “ it fixes issues around installation and autoupdate that have always made Linux a hard platform to target!” As is the case with all snap updates, future versions will be downloaded and installed silently, in the background. If you’re on a metered connection you may want to skip installing the Snap at all. I get “why” (it has all its dependencies bundled up) but it’s almost twice the size of the standard download (68MB). Notifications also didn’t work for, the tray icon didn’t appear until I installed the TopIcons Plus GNOME Shell add-on, and I didn’t get a fancy unread count on the dock item despite the ‘show unread badge’ option being checked in the app.įinally there’s the “size” of the Snap: 154MB in total. The app takes an age from clicking the app icon to presenting me with a useable window. The Snap is also (on my system at least) incredibly slow to launch. This results in the totally gorgeous use of Windows 3.1 era styling for the menu bar and context menus, as you can see to the right. There are a couple of drawbacks in using the Snap build over the one you can download from the Mailspring website (which is pictured at the top of this post)įor example, the Snap version doesn’t follow your system theme at all.
#Mailspring for ubuntu pro#
This is used to power some of the application’s advanced features (regardless of whether you want to use them) and make it easy to support development of the app by upgrading to a Pro account. The app does require you to create and use a (free) Mailspring account.
