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The first step is to configure your GMail account to enable POP access. Start a browser, log into your GMail account and click on the ''Settings'' link at the top of the page. On the settings page, click on ''Forwarding and POP''.On the GMail forwarding and POP screen, make sure the POP download is enabled. Make selections to control whether email is also left on the GMail server and whether all existing email should also be downloaded, in addition to new messages. Click on ''Save Changes'' to complete the configuration process. == Configuring Evolution to download GMail Messages == Start the Evolution mail client on your Linux desktop. If this is the first time Evolution has been launched it will enter Wizard mode to configure sending and receiving of email mesasges. If Evolution has already been configured, select the ''Edit->Preferences'' menu option and either ''Edit'' an existing account or ''Add'' a new one. The first page to appear when configuring Evolution is the account ''Identity''. Enter the full name of the email user and the gmail address of that user: [[Image:linux_gmail_identity.jpg]]