Questions tagged [online-accounts]
This tag is appropriate for accounts on some online service (Google, Facebook, Yahoo) that are not necessarily connected to the current Ubuntu user account on a one-to-one basis.
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Completely Disable/Remove "Welcome to Ubuntu!"/"Connect Your Online Accounts" Window
I am in the process of making a live USB for use in an IT environment, where the use will need to be very plug-and-play, with little to no interruption. I'm onto QOL development, and I am trying to ...
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Display probem with Ubuntu Online Accounts
Running Ubuntu 21.04 on Raspberry Pi 400. When I try to set up a Google or Microsoft Account, the resulting dialog box is garbled (see the following screenshot).
I've tried adjusting the display ...
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Google Accounts has listed my device twice due to switching to Ubuntu. How do I fix it?
I logged into my Google account after switching my OS from Windows to Ubuntu a while ago. Today, I realized that Google Accounts has my device listed twice. The list is:
Linux
Windows
Other Devices......
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When adding my Google account, how can I grant GNOME just some permissions?
I want to integrate my Google Calendar with the Calendar app in GNOME. To do that, I need to add Google to my Online Accounts, by launching Online Accounts in GNOME:
When I try to add my Google ...
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Credentials expired for online accounts
I was trying to sync my google calendar with gnome-calendar, for that I added my accounts to ubuntu 20.04 but gnome-calendar didn't sync with them(don't know why) and after than when I restarted my ...
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Ruined my ~/.local and .config/ Tips for restoring?
I messed up both my .config/ and .local/ directories*. I had no idea these were so important! Tried restoring from backup but just got a useless error message about it doing being able to perform ...
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deja-dup wrong behaviour with google drive
I had a google account connected to Ubuntu20.04. I tried to make a backup to google drive and as intended, the backup started normally. I didn't have enough free space in this account so I decided to ...
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Adding a Nextcloud account in Unity desktop
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Unity desktop and I have the following issue:
There is an option to connect a Nextcloud account as an Online Account.
I enter the needed server name, username and ...
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Boost Note won't sync with GNOME Online Accounts
I'm trying to sync my notes on Boostnote with Google Drive automatically using GNOME Online Accounts. I've connected my Drive folder, but when I create a storage location in that folder, Boostnote ...
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Will Google's Drive API deprecation affect Online Accounts?
Google is deprecating older Drive APIs. See the announcement from Google. (https://9to5google.com/2020/06/29/old-g-suite-apps/) Is the Online Accounts function going to be affected?
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How to delete Online Accounts
Just ugraded to 20.04 LTS. Ubuntu user for 12 years.
I have no use for all the online accounts and following the directions below to delete or uninstall does not work.
Open the Activities overview ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: my google account calendars have disappeared from GNOME calendar
Not sure if the same problem as here. I have made a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04 and added my Google accounts in the Online Accounts of the Settings app.
At the beginning I could perfectly see ...
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Why doesn't Microsoft OneDrive appear as a remote location in nautilus when I add it via GNOME Online Accounts?
Why doesn't Microsoft OneDrive appear as a remote location in nautilus when I add it via GNOME Online Accounts (while e.g. Google Drive does) ?
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Add Microsoft Work account to Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to add my Microsoft work account to ubuntu 20.04 on Settings -> Online Accounts.
However, when I click on it, it asks for my password, which indicates it only supports personal accounts. Is ...
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Can not add Online accounts in 20.04
On Ubuntu 20.04, when attempting to add an online account, I am greeted with:
I was able to successfully add the Ubuntu SSO, but unable to add other accounts — the dialogue box goes blank and does ...
