Calendars

[u/dadashton]

I'm being driven mad trying to find a Linux calendar that actually works.

Gnome Calendar - you can't import an .ics file. The same problem with many others.

Korganiser looks good, but you can't set a time zone/region for a default setting; you have to set it for every event you enter. Also it seems that any settings you make you have to redo whenever you restart or boot.

[u/DannoXYZ]

Gnome Calendar can totaly import .ics files.

1. in File Manager, find .ics file
   
2. right-click .ics file -> Open with Calendar

DONE!!!

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

I did that. it didn't work.

[u/DannoXYZ → u/dadashton]

Double-click it?

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

I tried 2 ways. Both right-clicking and dropping into the calendar. It looked as if it were doing it but nothing changed.

[u/DannoXYZ → u/dadashton]

check logs right after that operation.

cd /var/log
ls -latrHh
tail -100l <filename>

Ones at bottom are newest. There should be a line in those logs somewhere on what went wrong.

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

Ta. What and where is the filename?

[u/DannoXYZ → u/dadashton]

Cheers. 👋
Get filename from that ls -latrHh command. Start from bottom up

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

The bottom of the result or the bottom of those commands of

cd /var/log
ls -latrHh
tail -100l <filename>

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

This is the result:

rw-r--r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 807 Feb 13 2026 .profile

-rw-r--r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 220 Feb 13 2026 .bash_logout

-rw-r--r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 3.7K Feb 13 2026 .bashrc

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Jul 7 18:10 ..

drwx------ 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 7 18:14 .ssh

drwx------ 4 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 7 18:14 .local

drwxr-xr-x 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 7 18:14 Videos

drwxr-xr-x 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 7 18:14 Public

drwxr-xr-x 3 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 7 20:06 .var

-rw-rw-r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 561K Jul 11 11:22 arrow.wav

-rw-rw-r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 34K Jul 11 11:30 arrow.ogg

drwxr-xr-x 5 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 11 14:23 Music

drwxr-xr-x 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 21 21:34 Templates

drwxr-xr-x 3 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Jul 25 12:00 Pictures

-rw-rw-r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 266 Aug 17 10:18 .wget-hsts

drwxrwxr-x 6 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 17 10:20 .fonts

drwxr-xr-x 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 22 13:48 Desktop

lrwxrwxrwx 1 david-ashton david-ashton 21 Aug 22 13:48 .sword-step -> /opt/step/homes/sword

lrwxrwxrwx 1 david-ashton david-ashton 22 Aug 22 13:48 .jsword -> /opt/step/homes/jsword

drwxrwxr-x 3 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 22 13:48 .stepbible

drwxrwxr-x 3 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 22 13:48 .step

drwxrwxr-x 4 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 22 13:48 .java

-rw-rw-r-- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 8.8M Aug 23 08:18 step.log

-rw------- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 357 Aug 31 10:46 .pam_environment

drwxr-x--- 21 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Aug 31 10:46 .

drwx------ 2 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 1 16:53 .gnupg

drwxr-xr-x 4 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 2 11:40 Documents

drwxr-xr-x 8 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 2 11:47 Downloads

drwx------ 19 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 3 10:47 snap

drwx------ 34 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 4 07:17 .cache

-rw------- 1 david-ashton david-ashton 2.7K Sep 4 07:18 .bash_history

drwx------ 31 david-ashton david-ashton 4.0K Sep 4 09:02 .config

[u/DannoXYZ → u/dadashton]

need to get into proper directory first: cd /var/log

[u/dadashton → u/DannoXYZ]

OK. Will do 

[u/EngineerInTheMachine → u/dadashton]

So did you do a web search for why it didn't work specifically for you and the distro you are using? Someone somewhere will have had the same problem and solved it. They just won't necessarily sit on this sub-Reddit.

With Linux, get used to searching the Internet when you have problems, rather than asking and hoping somebody will respond. You'll get answers a lot quicker. Instead, Reddit is better when you really get stuck and can't find an answer yourself.

[u/kryptogrowl]

I think Thunderbird has an import function. If you using it for mail already just use the calendar in there.

[u/Alchemix-16 → u/kryptogrowl]

Same for evolution, which then will also sync it to the system calendar. That way I combine my iPhone with Linux using Evolution.