mailspring on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "mailspring" 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 mailspring on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mailspring on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1382848
Name: mailspring
PackageBaseID: 126136
PackageBase: mailspring
Version: 1.13.3-1
Description: A beautiful, fast and maintained fork of Nylas Mail by one of the original authors.
URL: https://getmailspring.com/
NumVotes: 206
Popularity: 0.236172
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: slondr
Submitter: jnylen
FirstSubmitted: 1507284014
LastModified: 1704784225
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mailspring.tar.gz