The instructions in this guide allow Linux users (Ubuntu 21.04 or later) to configure Office 365 (O365), in accordance with 2-factor authentication. The Office 365 package includes apps such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and more.
For more information about the O365 package, please refer to this article: https://uwaterloo.ca/office-365/
Note
Prior versions of Ubuntu are unable to configure Office 365 and are restricted to using Thunderbird with email/IMAP.
For instructions on how to configure the Thunderbird mail client: How to setup Office 365 in Thunderbird
Step-by-step guide
Click on File > New Mail > Mail Account
Select Identity on the left hand side. Enter your full name (first and last) and UWaterloo email address (i.e. j25rober@uwaterloo.ca)
Unselect the “Look up mail server details based on entered email address” option
Select the server type as Exchange Web Services
Note: If the Exchange Web Services option is not available, the add-on for this must be installed onto Evolution
Enter your UWaterloo email address (i.e. j25rober@uwaterloo.ca)
a. Change the host URL to https://outlook.office365.com/
b. Change the authentication method to OAuth2 (Office365)
c. Click the Fetch URL button
Authenticate with DUO (2 factor authentication)
Select Next.
Note: You may need to modify default mail account configuration at this time.
If you are using earlier versions of Ubuntu with Evolution, the following error will occur: 8 Data source “username@uwaterloo.ca” does not support OAuth 2.0 authentication. This is because a tenant ID and application ID must be retrieved. To do so, please follow the “Find the tenant ID” and “Create the application” instructions listed on this article: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/EWS/OAuth2.
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