msmtp-openrc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 11,2025

1. Install "msmtp-openrc" 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 msmtp-openrc on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1196338
Name: msmtp-openrc
PackageBaseID: 189503
PackageBase: msmtp-openrc
Version: 20221222-1
Description: OpenRC msmtpd init script
URL:
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.490882
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: doc_l3u
Submitter: doc_l3u
FirstSubmitted: 1673611580
LastModified: 1673611580
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/msmtp-openrc.tar.gz