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Setting gmail as default for sending files via email

When I select File, Send and Email Document in LibreOffice it keeps coming up with this screen:

Libre Office File Send Email

After which it tries to configure one of these two undesired applications presumably for Thunderbird or another email server. I want to use gmail email server though.

I've installed gnome-gmail application which comes with screen snapshots of what the process looks like I desire but no instructions (that I could find). I installed desktop-webmail and configured Empathy but that doesn't change the Libre Office Send E-mail process either.

I'm agnostic as to which of the two above applications to use but which is the simplest to use gmail as default service for sending files and how is this accomplished?

As an aside I have future goal of emailing files from terminal using gmail so whichever package also accomplishes this and is user-friendly for setting up emailing documents would be best.

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After you install gnome-gmail or desktop-webmail for Ubuntu 16.04 you need to set it as the default mail application. Some instructions online say to go to Applications - Internet but that is for older versions. For Ubuntu 16.04 you need to go to System Settings -> Details -> Default Applications where you will be greeted with this screen:

System Settings Details Default Applications

The second option Mail will contain these options (after installation steps in the question):

  • Thunderbird
  • Gnome Gmail
  • Desktop Webmail

In the example above Gnome Gmail has been selected as the default mail application. Now when you click to send files in LibreOffice gmail will be used instead of Thunderbird configuration popping up.

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If you use Chrome you can navigate to Gmail or Inbox and on the far right side of the omnibox (address bar) you have an Icon with two overlapping diamond-shaped boxes. The one left to the star symbol Click this and you get a question if you want to bind mails to Gmail/Inbox. By clicking "Allow" Gmail/Inbox will be set as your default mail program.