backup-gmail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 01,2024

1. Install "backup-gmail" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install backup-gmail on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S backup-gmail

* (Optional) Uninstall backup-gmail on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns backup-gmail

2. Manually Install "backup-gmail" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone backup-gmail's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/backup-gmail.git ~/backup-gmail

c. Go to ~/backup-gmail folder and install it

$ cd ~/backup-gmail $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the backup-gmail package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 194642
Name: backup-gmail
PackageBaseID: 48204
PackageBase: backup-gmail
Version: 0.1.2.1-2
Description: CLI and GUI interface to backup and restore Gmail data via IMAP
URL: https://launchpad.net/backup-gmail
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703759372
Maintainer: stativ
Submitter: stativ
FirstSubmitted: 1302683798
LastModified: 1434208957
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backup-gmail.tar.gz