checkgmail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

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


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install checkgmail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall checkgmail on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "checkgmail" via AUR

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


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone checkgmail's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/checkgmail.git 
            
                        
                ~/checkgmail
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/checkgmail folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/checkgmail
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checkgmail package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 963757
Name: checkgmail
PackageBaseID: 87736
PackageBase: checkgmail
Version: 1.15-1
Description: An alternative Gmail Notifier for Linux and other *nix systems
URL: http://checkgmail.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1709986205
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: Dragonlord
FirstSubmitted: 1417021977
LastModified: 1632201780
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/checkgmail.tar.gz