mswatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "mswatch" 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 mswatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mswatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 223528
Name: mswatch
PackageBaseID: 98116
PackageBase: mswatch
Version: 1.2.0-2
Description: A utility to watch mailstores for changes and initiate mailbox syncs
URL: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Runiq
Submitter: Runiq
FirstSubmitted: 1440076613
LastModified: 1440076698
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mswatch.tar.gz