mailx-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "mailx-git" 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 mailx-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mailx-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mailx-git" 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 mailx-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1343805
Name: mailx-git
PackageBaseID: 104209
PackageBase: mailx-git
Version: r134.8d4e5b7-2
Description: A small mailx clone, optimized to handle large mbox files.
URL: http://repo.or.cz/w/mailx.git
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1709002310
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1449302817
LastModified: 1698560662
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mailx-git.tar.gz