getmail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "getmail" 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 getmail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall getmail on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1132525
Name: getmail
PackageBaseID: 152126
PackageBase: getmail
Version: 5.16-1
Description: POP3 mail retriever with reliable Maildir and command delivery
URL: http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Kharec
Submitter: Kr1ss
FirstSubmitted: 1588169407
LastModified: 1661789039
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/getmail.tar.gz