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Add Google Calendar Desklet To Linux Mint 22

· 1 min read · Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer

Google Calendar Desklet is a Python-packaged desklet app for Linux.

gcalendar is a Python cli for getting Google calendar events.

The desklet uses it to show events.

Installation

Installing gcalendar is best done through apt

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slgobinath/gcalendar
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gcalendar

Then write gcalendar on the terminal and configure.

Then you right click on desktop -> Add desklet -> Download -> Google calendar -> Click on the download icon.

The go to manage -> Google calendar -> Click on the + sign

Then the configure icon will be ready, click and add your calendars.

You can click on the Click on the list below with the names of all my calendars