How do I set up my online accounts?

12.04 contacts online-accounts

10,791

Solution 1

I think you are looking for Broadcast accounts.

Open terminal.

Type the following command:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/gnome-online-accounts-panel.desktop

Scroll down till you see the following:
```
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
```
Change it to look like the following:
```
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
```
Click save. Then try searching accounts in the dash.

Solution 2

The Online Accounts panel doesn't appear if you are using Unity. In theory, you don't need it with stock Ubuntu 12.04. However, it is useful if you have installed Evolution Mail, Contacts or Documents.

In some of these applications, like Contacts, you can open the Online Accounts panel directly from their own menus. Otherwise, you can get to it in the following ways:

If you have System Settings open, close it. Open a terminal, and run the following command:

env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center online-accounts

Alternatively, install GNOME Shell in Software Centre, log out, and log in again but choose the GNOME session before typing your password. (To choose a session from the login screen, click the cog icon to the top right of the password field). When you open System Settings from the user menu, you will see Online Accounts as one of the options.

Solution 3

To reenable contacts import window in the same state as it appears first time, you need dconf-tools:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Run:
```
dconf-editor
```
Go here: org > gnome > Contacts, uncheck option "did-initial-setup".
Run:
```
gnome-contacts
```

10,791

John

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

John over 1 year

It used to be found in the System Settings in 11.10 but I guess it's been replaced by Privacy in 12.04. I tried to set it up by using the Contacts app but I accidentally closed the option to add my online accounts and now it's gone. I've tried uninstalling Contacts and then doing a clean up with Ubuntu Tweak but that doesn't seem to have done anything. How can I set up my online acounts?
John almost 12 years

No, sorry. Broadcast Accounts is specifically for Gwibber. What I'm looking for is "Gnome-Online-Accounts".
LeinardoSmtih almost 12 years

Ok try the same thing but try the "Messaging and VoIP accounts". Is that what you are looking for?
John almost 12 years

That's just for Empathy. Gnome Online Accounts allows you to add your Hotmail and Google Accounts and various different applications that support it can have access to your contacts and such
LeinardoSmtih almost 12 years

Looks like that package has been deleted: ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/precise/main/proposed/… Maybe there is some other way....
John almost 12 years

It shows up as installed in the Software Centre and I have a clean 12.04 install
LeinardoSmtih almost 12 years

Ok I figured it out.