ProtonMail is an email service that encrypts and protects email messages. If you’re interested in learning how to configure ProtonMail on Linux to use your email account, check out this helpful tutorial, which shows you all the steps to do so.
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- What do you need to set up ProtonMail on Linux?
- Install Thunderbird
- How to configure ProtonMail within Linux?
- To configure the mailbox
- If you want to edit the password
- Where will your ProtonMail messages be stored on Linux?
What do you need to set up ProtonMail on Linux?
To set up ProtonMail on Linux, you need to download and install the service, add a Bridge account, and then configure Thunderbird. The application will then encrypt the messages you send and receive in your email account.
To install ProtonMail, press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a terminal on Linux. Install the flatpak package to add this app store to your computer with the commands flatpak remote-add –if not exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo and press Enter to run it.
Next, type the commands flatpak install flathub ch.protonmail.protonmail-bridge and press Enter to install ProtonMail on your PC. Once the ProtonMail installation is complete , open the app and press Create or upgrade your account to add an account to the Bridge.
Install Thunderbird
It’s important to install the latest version of Thunderbird . To do so, go to the official Thunderbird website to download the installation package for Linux. Open a terminal and extract the app package with the command tar xjf thunderbird-*.tar.bz2 . Finally, type ~/thunderbird/thunderbird and press Enter to launch the application.
How to configure ProtonMail within Linux?
Once you’ve created your ProtonMail account, log in with your email and password and click the “Sign In” button. This will establish a connection between the ProtonMail bridge and the email client that supports your account. Next, you’ll need to configure your mailbox and edit your account password.
To configure the mailbox
To configure your mailbox, click “Configure” under “Mail Clients.” Open Thunderbird and right-click on the sidebar to open “Settings.” Select “Account Actions” and “Add Email Account” from the drop-down menu. There, enter your username, ProtonMail email, and password. Finally, click “Done.”
If you have a custom domain, locate and click the “Manual Configuration” button to access the advanced options . You’ll then see a message with an exception for port 1143 and server 127.0.0.1. Press the “Confirm Security Exception” button to identify the application’s certificate.
Go to your inbox and right-click your account name to open Settings. Find the “Copies and Folders” option and disable “Set a copy.” Check whether drafts are stored in local folders under “Drafts and Templates.” You can create email templates when using Thunderbird with ProtonMail.
If you want to edit the password
ProtonMail allows you to set either a single password or two passwords. If you use the single password mode, then this will be the same password you’ll need to open your inbox . If you have two passwords, however, you’ll use one to log in and the other to open your inbox.
You can edit your ProtonMail login and/or mailbox password. To edit your password, log in to the ProtonMail app and click on the ‘Settings’ section. Locate the ‘Mailbox Password’ or ‘Login Password’ option and tap ‘Change Mailbox Password’ or ‘Change Login Password’.
It’s important to note that once you change your mailbox password or login password, you won’t be able to access old emails . However, you may see some information, such as the sender and subject, but the message body and attachments won’t be displayed.
Where will your ProtonMail messages be stored on Linux?
One of ProtonMail’s unique features is its end-to-end encryption and security level to prevent data encryption attacks . Indeed, all messages you send and receive with the ProtonMail Bridge will be stored on the app’s servers.
Although messages are stored on ProtonMail servers, they cannot be accessed by administrators because their data is indecipherable. This ensures the privacy of emails exchanged between users. However, you should be aware that if you don’t remember your password, you won’t be able to recover your data .
