mailcheck on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "mailcheck" 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 mailcheck on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mailcheck on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 289746
Name: mailcheck
PackageBaseID: 44037
PackageBase: mailcheck
Version: 1.91.2-3
Description: Check multiple mailboxes/maildirs for mail from the command line.
URL: http://mailcheck.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1704640221
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1291137726
LastModified: 1459447283
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mailcheck.tar.gz