How-To install and use Checkgmail.
Checkgmail is a small program that automatically checks the status of your gmail account. It installs an icon on your system tray that changes from grey to red when you have new mail. It is fast, secure and uses minimal bandwidth via the use of Atom feeds.
Each message can be opened directly in a browser window, and many common email operations can be carried out on messages directly within Checkgmail, without the need to use the Gmail website. The GUI preferences window makes configuration easy. As you can see below there are many different options available.
Installation
Installation is easy as it is in the email section of the multiverse repository. Just open up synaptic package manager and search for gmail. When the installation is finished you should have a new icon in your gnome menu under Internet>Checkgmail. To get the application to start up every time you log in we need to edit the sessions menu. Click on your gnome menu. Go to Preferences>Sessions and click the add button in the right corner. Enter checkgmail for the Name, and checkgmail as the Command as I have bellow.
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