claws-mail-gtk2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "claws-mail-gtk2" 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 claws-mail-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                claws-mail-gtk2
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall claws-mail-gtk2 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                claws-mail-gtk2
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "claws-mail-gtk2" 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 claws-mail-gtk2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/claws-mail-gtk2.git 
            
                        
                ~/claws-mail-gtk2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/claws-mail-gtk2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/claws-mail-gtk2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the claws-mail-gtk2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1424273
Name: claws-mail-gtk2
PackageBaseID: 169021
PackageBase: claws-mail-gtk2
Version: 3.20.0-1
Description: A GTK+ based e-mail client.
URL: https://www.claws-mail.org
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 4.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: bidulock
FirstSubmitted: 1626699185
LastModified: 1710061580
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/claws-mail-gtk2.tar.gz