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How to Install Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

Outlook is one of the most effective applications of Microsoft for sending emails. It can integrate with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Skype for management purposes. Microsoft services like Outlook are supported on several platforms, such as Windows and Linux. Here, we have presented a detailed guide to installing Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Ubuntu is the leading Linux distribution, and the latest LTS of Ubuntu is 22.04.

The content that supports this post is as follows:

• How to Install Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Using Terminal?
• How to Use Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04?
• How to Install Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Using GUI?
• How to Uninstall Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

Let’s start with the first method.

How to Install Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Using Terminal?

In Ubuntu 22.04, “Prospect Mail” is a built-in application that provides outlook features after logging through a Microsoft account.

The “Prospect Mail” package is available in the snap store of Ubuntu 22.04. It can be installed via the following command:

$ sudo snap install prospect-mail

As the output shows, version “0.4.0” is being installed on the system.

How to Use Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04?

After completing the installation process, let’s launch the prospect mail:

On launch, you need to enter either the phone number, email, or skype account registered with Microsoft.

Note: If you are a new Microsoft user, press the “Create one” link and create a Microsoft account to access Outlook.

After pressing the “Next” button, it navigates to the new window and requires a password. Then, press the “Sign in” button that can be shown below figure:

Now, users can authenticate that the outlook window has been opened with all features, including

• New message: This button navigates to a window on which the user can create and send mail to other people.
• Subject: Specify the title or agenda of the mail, such as “Request for Leave”.
• Receiver address: It refers to the section on which the user can write the emails of the receiver(s).
• Body: It identifies the portion where the user writes information or messenger or can attach files.
• Send button: A button used to send messages/information to other persons.

This was all about the primary usage of Outlook.

Let’s explore the installation using GUI.

How to Install Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Using GUI?

Ubuntu provides the Software Center that helps install the available packages. Here, a step-by-step process is demonstrated to install Outlook using GUI:

Step 1: Search Prospect Mail in Ubuntu Software Center

• Open the “Ubuntu Software Center” by pressing the icon on the left side of the window.
• It moves to the new window and writes “prospect” in the search bar.
• Hit the “Prospect Mail” application displayed in the dropdown list.

Step 2: Install Prospect Mail

It navigates to the new window on which hit the “Install” button to install this interesting application in Ubuntu:

Step 3: Grant the Access

It acquires the authentication for installing the application in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For this, insert the Ubuntu password and hit the “Authenticate” button:

Step 4: Open the Prospect Mail

After installing the application, hit the “Show Applications” icon located at the left bottom of the window. Then, type the “pros” in the search bar, and you will get the “Prospect Mail” application in the search result:

Step 5: Enter Microsoft Credentials

It navigates to the sign-in window of “Outlook”. Type the email and password of the Microsoft account to access “Outlook”:

Step 6: Outlook Features

Now, the Outlook window has been opened with a variety of functionalities, “Inbox”, “Sent Items”, and “Drafts” that can be visualized as below:

Here you go! The outlook is launched and ready to serve its purpose.

How to Uninstall Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

To uninstall the “Prospect Mail” application, open the Ubuntu Software Center and search for “Prospect Mail”. You will get an installed application in the search bar.

Hit the “Delete” button, which pops up a small window having the “Uninstall” and “Cancel” buttons. Press the “Uninstall” button to remove the application from Ubuntu:

After pressing the “Uninstall” button, it moves the new window and requires authentication. After entering credentials, hit the “Authenticate” button to uninstall outlook from Ubuntu:

That is all from this guide.

Conclusion

In Ubuntu, the “sudo snap install prospect-mail” command and the “Prospect Mail” application are used to install Outlook in the operating system. It enables autonomous features for users to send and receive email schedules after entering Microsoft credentials. The “Prospect Mail” application can be easily downloaded from the “Software Center”. This article has wrapped all the necessary steps to install outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

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How to Install and Use Outlook for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Outlook is a powerful tool from Microsoft for managing emails and calendar information. Outlook can integrate with other Microsoft products such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Skype which make it one of the best apps for managing projects.

When Windows users first move to Linux, they start looking for the major Microsoft products, including Outlook. Unfortunately, there is no official Outlook app for Ubuntu(or Linux for that matter).

However, there are ways you can still use Microsoft Outlook for Ubuntu. In this article, we cover all the methods you can follow to start using Outlook on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS(Jammy Jellyfish) and other Ubuntu-based distros.

3 Alternate Ways of Outlook for Ubuntu

1) Get Prospect Mail for Ubuntu

Prospect Mail is an unofficial Outlook client developed using Electron(a JavaScript framework for making desktop apps). It gives you a clean Outlook interface to work with.

First, you need to install Prospect Mail on your Ubuntu device. You can use the terminal or download the deb package for Ubuntu. We’ll cover both methods so stay with us.

Install Prospect Mail using the terminal

Using the terminal, you can install Prospect Mail directly from the snapcraft store. Since this guide assumes you’re using the latest version of Ubuntu, you don’t need to install snap. In case you’re using an older version of Ubuntu, you will need to install snap first.

Use these commands to install Prospect Mail. Use the sudo apt install snapd command only if you’re using a version older than Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) or if your Linux distro doesn’t have snap pre-installed.

sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd sudo snap install prospect-mail

Even if you’re not using Ubuntu but a distro based on Ubuntu, you can use these same commands for installing Prospect Mail on your desktop.

Install Prospect Mail from the Ubuntu software center

Go to the software center. It has an orange-colored icon with an A on it.

Tap the search icon. Now start typing Prospect Mail on the search bar. You will see the app appearing below. Click on the Prospect Mail icon.

Now tap the Install button to start the installation process.

Launch Prospect Mail

You can launch Prospect Mail through the terminal or from the Applications section. If you want to launch from the terminal, just type prospect-mail and hit ENTER.

After launching Prospect Mail, you will be asked to sign in using your Microsoft account.

Prospect Mail sign-in

Type in the email or phone number that you registered with. Now type your password. You will get a “Stay signed-in?” prompt. Click Yes or No based on your choice. If everything went well, you will be taken to the Prospect Mail interface.

It really feels like using Outlook. Start navigating all the features to see if it fits all your needs.

Pros

• Gives a native Office 365 feel
• Access mail, calendar, and other Microsoft apps right from your desktop
• Sound notification when you receive new messages

Cons

• Not so smooth experience
• Doesn’t connect to other Exchange servers except for Outlook.com

2) Use the web version of Outlook

Although Prospect Mail is the wrapped-up version of Outlook on the web, it’s understandable if you don’t like installing unofficial stuff. Reasons may include the app being buggy, not maintained for years, or not being tailored for your needs.

No matter what the reason, you can still use Outlook for Ubuntu(or any other distro) from your web browser.

Now sign in using your email(or phone number) and password. You will get the “Stay signed-in?” prompt. Pick Yes or No. You will be taken to the Outlook web.

Pros

• No installation needed
• Officially developed and maintained by Microsoft
• Get help from the community when you face a problem

Cons

• Your browser needs to be compatible with Outlook
• Poor internet connection may cause hassles

3) Use Owl Add-on with Thunderbird

Thunderbird happens to be one of the most popular email clients for Linux users. Adding a simple Add-on to it will allow you to use your Exchange as well as Outlook email with Thunderbird.

Owl for Exchange is a paid add-on that enables you to seamlessly connect your Exchange email to Thunderbird. So if you already love Thunderbird and use it on a regular basis, this is the best solution for you.

How to get Owl for Exchange

First, make sure you have Thunderbird installed. In case you don’t use these commands to install Thunderbird

Sudo apt update sudo snap install thunderbird

Now open Thunderbird. If you haven’t set up Thunderbird before, you need to do so. Enter your name and email, and create a password to finish the setup.

Now that you have your Thunderbird running, it’s time to add Owl to Thunderbird. Although Owl is a paid add-on, they offer a 30-day free trial so you can test the waters.

Launch Thunderbird. Go to Account Settings.

On the left panel, tap on Add-ons and themes. Type in Owl in the search bar and hit ENTER.

Press the Add to Thunderbird button to add Owl for Exchange to your Thunderbird application.

To see if you successfully added Owl to Thunderbird, go back to the Add-ons Manager tab. Then go to Extensions. See if Owl for Exchange is there on the list.

If you’ve followed all the steps properly, you should see Owl on the list. And if you do, you now have the Owl add-on on Thunderbird.

Pros

• If you’re a Thunderbird user, this makes it possibly the best way to use Outlook
• No need to install any apps(unless you don’t have Thunderbird pre-installed)
• 30-day free trial available

Cons

Conclusion

This article shows you various ways to get Microsoft Outlook on your Ubuntu desktop or laptop machines. As Microsoft doesn’t support their apps natively on Linux, it’s only possible to use workarounds like these to obtain Outlook for Ubuntu.

Do you know any better ways? Let us know in the comments.

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Dinesh

Dinesh is the founder of Sysprobs and written more than 400 articles. Enthusiast in Microsoft and cloud technologies with more than 15 years of IT experience.

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1 thought on “How to Install and Use Outlook for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS”

Thanks a ton man,
the Owl for Exchange thing worked like a charm,
plus 10 euros / year are a pittance compared to the ease of making Ubuntu the default

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