Hi,
Does anyone have experience with desktop apps on Focal ?
I am considering replacing my BQ Aquarius M10 FHD tablet (which cannot run Focal) by a more recent one such as PineTab2, but I'd like to be sure I'll be able to run desktop apps such as LibreOffice, LaTeX or Lilypond/Frescobaldi.
Thanks for your feedback
@arubislander That's what I could guess from the forum.
Unfortunately, I cannot install Focal on my device, and I don't feel like purchasing another tablet at the moment.
Well, when I first tried, Yahoo would not generate app passwords, it replied : Sorry, this feature is not available right now!
And, as far as Google was concerned, https://support.google.com/a/answer/6260879?hl=en
suggested I needed to have administrator privileges to able less secure apps.
So, Saturday, I took another try at Yahoo, and app password generation was working. So, I tried that, and Dekko2 could synchronise my Yahoo account.
Then, I realised that Google allowed using app passwords with normal user accounts as well on https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255#zippy=%2Cif-less-secure-app-access-is-off-for-your-account%2Cuse-an-app-password
I followed the instructions on
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
to generate an app password, I used it to configure my gmail account on Dekko, and it synchronised finally.
Actually, this is the short version, there were a number of trials and errors along the way (Google instructions are not easy to follow, it's easy to do something wrong) but in the end, that's what it boils down to.
So, finally, it only remains one negative point in Dekko, namely that it leaves you with no explanation when there is a problem, you are totally in the mist.
@Keneda said in Dekko 2 and Microsoft Exchange Servers:
@gdegrez said in Dekko 2 and Microsoft Exchange Servers:
So far, I have not been successful with the installation of desktop software.
Did you use libertine contener for that purpose?
Yes, what else ?
Couldn't install Firefox, LibreOffice, Frescobaldi/Lilypond, Texmaker/texlive
Finally got it to work with my Google & Yahoo accounts using app passwords on Xenial!
Took me a while to figure out what went wrong the first times but all is well that ends well 
Finally got it to work with my Google & Yahoo accounts using app passwords on Xenial!
Took me a while to figure out what went wrong the first times but all is well that ends well
@arubislander said in Dekko 2 and Microsoft Exchange Servers:
I apologize if this comes over as an unnecessarily harsh response to an innocent fact stated in the irrealis gramatical mood.
I don't understand the latter part of this sentence, but no need to apologize, I am not upset.
Again, I understand that diving into the code and fixing an issue / adding a feature might not be within reach of everyone. But actively getting in contact with the developers and working with them towards a solution, whatever form that takes, surely is the minimum of what could be expected of a user of Open Source?
Sure, but it requires that they respond...
I strongly support open source, I have been using all kinds of open source software for a number of years. And I have been spending time with the respective user communities yo help new users of those software, but I don't have the computer science skills to act as a developer.
As far as UB Touch is concerned, I went on trying it many years ago on a BQ Aquaris tablet because I always felt that Android and iOS were not satisfactory OS for tablets, and I looked forward to the convergence aimed at by UB Touch : " Ubuntu Touch is designed primarily for mobile devices. However, imagine connecting your mobile device to a monitor, mouse and keyboard and having it instantly transformed into a desktop experience. This is the goal of Convergence, an experimental feature for a unified experience on all devices. "
So far, I have not been successful with the installation of desktop software. I understand that Convergence is an experimental feature and developers had/have other priorities.
So, I just check once in a while the project progress. I was very excited about the launching of Focal but unfortunately I can't install it on my tablet. Never mind, again I understand that there are other priorities in terms of devices to support.
Thanks and congratulations to the developers participating in this project.
@mihael said in Dekko not connecting to IMAP or POP3 servers after update to focal:
@gdegrez There is a solution and it's described here: https://forums.ubports.com/post/74535
I of course know this thread.
But as I mentioned there, google won't let me turn on less secure apps!
And Yahoo app password generation doesn't work.
Back to square 1
@mihael said in Dekko not connecting to IMAP or POP3 servers after update to focal:
@arubislander Thank you for your input! But that is where the problem occurs: when I create the account and hit "Next" after manually entering the imap server and all details, it shows for a moment "Checking credentials" and then returns to the same screen, never proceeding further...
That's exactly what I am experiencing (on Xenial). Now, if Google dropped support for insecure apps as mentioned, there is no solution, is there?
@TakoR said in Dekko 2 and Microsoft Exchange Servers:
@MrT10001 @Lakotaubp @gdegrez Hey mates, I found an app on the Open Store which can handle M$ Exchange servers.
Here it is: https://open-store.io/app/outlook-office365.ste-kal.
It's a good wrapper and handles OAuth2 very well. It allows access probably just to one account but that's fine. It's a start. There is that "Sign in with a different account option" but I haven't tried that yet.
I have marked this as "Solved" even though it's not through Dekko 2 as the new app is actually a very usable option.
Thanks. That works fine indeed.
I can also have access to my gmail account with the Gmail web app.
The pity is to have to use 2 apps (and the web interface for Yahoo mail) to check mail.
The nice thing with a good email client is to have a single interface for all mail accounts.
If Dekko2 only worked with gmail and yahoo, I would be happy. But it's not so.
@MrT10001 Lucky you. I am still on Xenial and cannot upgrade 
@MrT10001 said in Dekko 2 and Microsoft Exchange Servers:
@gdegrez If it's not why are you not admin for your personal gmail account?
It seems personal accounts don't have administrator privileges, that's what I get when I open the link
https://support.google.com/a/answer/6260879?hl=en
Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an administrator account, not your current account xxxxx@gmail.com
Here is how to do it on a Yahoo account.
I found that indeed, but the service is not working at the moment, it replies
Sorry, this feature is not available right now!
Conclusion: Dekko2 is totally unusable as far as I am concerned.
If you have two step verification on your account, you may need to have a PC/phone/tablet to say "Yes, it's me".
@MrT10001
Ah, that's why I don't get any mail on Dekko2.
Can you briefly explain how to set up Dekko2 with an app PW? I generated one on my google account but I don' know how to set up Dekko2 to use it.
@arubislander said in Firefox 2023:
@gdegrez there is no Focal for any of the BQ devices. There was some promising work initiated but other priorities likely took precedence.
Well, I guess that the overwhelming majority of the community thinks that the main interest of UBtouch is for smartphones, whereas I personally think its main advantage is for tablets.
But it is also true that the BQ devices are a rather old hardware.
As a general rule though, if Focal is not selectable during install or as an update channel, that is because it is not available for the designated device.
OK. Good to know.
Thanks.
@arubislander Do you know whether it is possible to install focal on a BQ Aquaris 10 HD (I see you've got one)? I checked the update channels but focal doesn't show up win the list
@totalsonic
Also, I installed Lubuntu Software Center as suggested in https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html but it doesn't work: in tablet mode (without BT KB+M), it just doesn't open the software KB, so searching for a package is impossible and in desktop mode, it doesn't find anything, actually, all listed categories seem to be empty.
Kind regards,
Gérard
Followed your instructions. Installation of firefox-esr-locale-fr-78.12.0esr+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 went all right, but firefox-esr does not appear in the apps window after rebooting nor on the output of ubuntu-app-launch-appids in a terminal window
Thanks anyway