So you want to know about incoming e-mail, but don't want to have a client running or a browser tab dedicated to the task? Linux users running the Gnome desktop, we have the complete solution for you regardless of what e-mail service you use: cGmail.
Despite what the name might imply cGmail will work with any POP or IMAP service. Among the things that make cGmail better than its countless brethren is that it uses the GNOME keyring manager to store passwords instead of a plain text file, and it integrates nicely into your Gnome desktop by leveraging the standard Gnome update mechanism — which means e-mail notification look just like software updates and other notices.
There's an option to use a notification sound in addition to the visual notice and, unlike so many Linux apps, an option to add cGmail to your startup items — no digging through a list of installed apps by hand.
The downside is that cGmail probably isn't listed in any official repositories since it's relatively new, which means you'll need to download it from the site. Thankfully there's a .deb download available which makes it simple for Linux newbies to install — just tell your browser to open the file with the default .deb app and then click install.
[via FOSSwire]
