The good news is that both apps will be replaced by another one. This app will be more complete and has a very familiar name for anyone who uses Microsoft products. We are talking about the new Outlook app, which is already available and will gradually be installed on all computers.

New Mail and Calendar app

The Mail and Calendar apps are as old as Windows 10. When the then new Microsoft system was released, it wanted to demonstrate its usefulness with these apps preinstalled. Firstly, they fulfilled two essential functions: managing email and personal calendar. On the other hand, these apps were a demonstration of what was possible with Microsoft’s new platform. We are referring to UWP: Universal Windows Platform.

The idea of UWP was very similar to Android apps. That is, it was a platform that allowed developers to create apps that worked on all Windows. Moreover, without the need to create specific versions for each one. UWP was compatible not only with Windows 10, but also with Windows 10 Mobile phones, Xbox One consoles and even Hololens augmented reality devices. The programmer only had to create an app. Then it would be able to run on all those devices no matter what operating system they were using.

In practice, UWP was heavily criticized. This was both because of its limitations and because it was associated with the Microsoft App Store. As with Android, by default, Windows 10 only supported UWP apps if they were installed from the official store. Microsoft was accused of trying to shut down Windows by limiting the distribution of apps. This is now past history. Either by the failure of UWP or by Microsoft’s recent moves.

Outlook app: a long-awaited change

With the closure of the Mail and Calendar apps, a somewhat controversial era of Microsoft comes to an end. They will be replaced by the new free Outlook app, which will include both functions, and many more. Outlook is a name that needs no introduction, as it came bundled with recent versions of Office (now Microsoft 365) and is the name of Microsoft’s mail service.

If we are using the Mail app, we can now make the jump to the new free Outlook app. Just click on a button in the upper right corner, where it says New Outlook. Clicking it will start the installation of the new app. The Mail and Calendar apps can still be used. However, from September 2024 they will no longer be available for download. So new computers will already come with the Outlook app.

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According to the project website

calcurse is a calendar and scheduling application for the command line. It helps keep track of events, appointments and everyday tasks

The application is made for the terminal should not deceive us, is very good, and has a configurable notification system that reminds the user of upcoming deadlines. And since it is made in ncurses you can customize the interface to your liking. The command handling makes it very flexible to be used in scripts or other situations.

Some of the main features of Calcurse are the following:

• Support for various types of appointments and TODO items, including all-day events and recurring appointments
• Fast and customizable curses-based interface
• A powerful non-interactive command-line interface that can be used by scripts
• User-definable key bindings
• Fully user-configurable notification system (ability to send emails or anything else that could remind you of your upcoming appointments)
• Import capabilities with support for iCalendar format
• Export capabilities with support for iCalendar and pcal formats

And many others, but let’s try it.

Install Calcurse on Linux

One of the easiest and most reliable ways to install Calcurse is using the Homebrew package manager.

So, installing Homebrew is quite simple and for that please read our post:

How to install Homebrew on Ubuntu 20.04 / Debian 10?

And once you have it installed and working, just run the following command:

:~$ brew install calcurse

And that’s how easy it is to start the whole process of installing the application. As you can see, the process is very simple thanks to Homebrew.

Using this text-based calendar for Linux

Once the application is installed, just run the command:

:~$ calcurse

And you will see the following screen which is the main screen of the application:

This initial screen is divided into three blocks. The first and main one called Appointments where the tasks we will load will be. In the second one a Calendar with the current month and finally, the To-Do list section. To navigate between them, just press the Tab key.

In any case, at the bottom, you will have the available commands.

However, they are not the only ones and by pressing the O key, you can find other commands.

To add a new event, just go to the calendar in section 2 with the Tab key and choose the day with the keyboard arrows. Then press the ^A (Shift A) key and you will see the following:

Now, we have to define the duration of the event. If you leave it blank, it will be an all-day event. Also, you can press the ? key to consult the available commands to define this time. In my case I have set it to last 2 hours.

Finally, write a description for the event.

Then, you will see the main screen with the event already loaded. All very easy to do.

So, enjoy it.

Conclusion

Having an application that allows us to organize our calendar and therefore tasks from the terminal is a great advantage if we have an old equipment. It is the fantastic thing about Linux that the terminal is still alive and giving excellent results.

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