mailscanner on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "mailscanner" 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 mailscanner on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mailscanner
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mailscanner on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mailscanner
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mailscanner" 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 mailscanner's git locally


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


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

ID: 1084260
Name: mailscanner
PackageBaseID: 125499
PackageBase: mailscanner
Version: 5.4.4_1-1
Description: Mail filter for spam, viruses, phishing, and other malicious content
URL: https://mailscanner.info/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705925124
Maintainer: drcrimzon
Submitter: arjan5
FirstSubmitted: 1505152969
LastModified: 1653321516
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mailscanner.tar.gz