esmtp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "esmtp" 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 esmtp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall esmtp on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "esmtp" 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 esmtp's git locally


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


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

ID: 950097
Name: esmtp
PackageBaseID: 152221
PackageBase: esmtp
Version: 1.2-8
Description: An easy SMTP forwarder.
URL: http://esmtp.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: lightdot
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1588358760
LastModified: 1629444080
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/esmtp.tar.gz