How to install Mailspring on Ubuntu

Last Updated : 28 Jun, 2023

MailSpring application is an Email Client that provides various high-rich features like email templates, mail merge, custom signatures, and advanced search options. MailSpring application supports various email providers and email services like Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft Exchange. In this article, we will be installing the MailSpring application on Ubuntu with 3 different methods. Along with the installation, we will be going through the steps of Uninstalling in detail.

MailSpring application can be installed on Ubuntu using the below 3 methods. We will go through both installation methods.

Method 1: Installing using Snap Manager
Method 2: Installing using Ubuntu Software Center
Method 3: Installing using .deb Package

Installing using Snap Manager

Step 1: In this step, we will update our system using APT Manager. Execute the below command in the terminal to update the system and repositories.

sudo apt update

Step 2: As in this method, we are installing the application using Snap Manager, and we will download it using Snap Manager. Follow the below command to install the application using Snap Manager.

sudo snap install mailspring

Step 3: In the above step, we have installed the MailSpring application, to launch the application we will search MailSpring in All Applications, As in the below screenshot, you can see that there is an icon of MailSpring displayed on the screen. We can click on the icon to launch it for usage.

Step 4: After clicking on an icon, the icon is opened for usage. Users can configure his/her mail account here and view all the mail in a single place.

Installing using Ubuntu Software Center

Step 1: In this method, we will be installing the application using Ubuntu Software Center. Open the Software Center in your system and search for MailSpring. In the below screenshot, you will see the application along with its icon. Click on the Green Install button.

Step 2: After clicking on the install button, enter your password to authenticate yourself as the authorized user to perform this installation.

Step 3: To launch the application for usage, search for MailSpring in the All Application section. Click on the Application’s icon to launch the application for usage.

Step 4: We have successfully installed the MailSpring application using Ubuntu Software Center. This method can be followed by users who don’t want any terminal or command work to be done.

Installing using .deb Package

Step 1: In this method, we will install the application using a .deb file. To download the .deb file, we need wget command utility. Execute the below command to install the wget command utility in our system.

sudo apt install wget -y

Step 2: After getting wget command utility, we are good to download the MailSpring application’s .deb package file. By using the below command, we can download the .deb file of MailSping.

wget https://updates.getmailspring.com/download?platform=linuxDeb -O mailspring.deb

Step 3: After downloading the .deb package file, we will finally install it using the apt manager. Run the below command on the terminal to install MailSpring on our system.

sudo apt install ./mailspring.deb

Enter ‘Y‘ when prompted for the confirmation of installation.

Step 4: To launch the application for usage, search for MailSpring in the All Application section. Click on the Application’s icon to launch the application for usage.

Step 5: We have successfully installed the MailSpring application using the .deb package file. This method can be used when the above 2 methods won’t work.

Uninstalling MailSpring from Ubuntu

Uninstalling using Snap Manager

After successful usage, we can free up the space by removing the application from the system. Using the below command, we can remove the application using Snap Manager.

sudo snap remove mailspring

Uninstalling using Ubuntu Software Center

We can also remove the application using Ubuntu Software Center. Click on the Uninstall button to remove the application using Ubuntu Software Center.