mailsync on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "mailsync" 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 mailsync on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mailsync on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 645320
Name: mailsync
PackageBaseID: 94649
PackageBase: mailsync
Version: 5.2.1-2
Description: Synchronizes a collection of mailboxes using a 3-way diff
URL: http://mailsync.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aperez
Submitter: aperez
FirstSubmitted: 1434362498
LastModified: 1568242556
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mailsync.tar.gz