mu on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "mu" 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 mu on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mu on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1421821
Name: mu
PackageBaseID: 140713
PackageBase: mu
Version: 1.12.1-1
Description: Maildir indexer/searcher and Emacs client (mu4e)
URL: http://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu
NumVotes: 45
Popularity: 1.028136
OutOfDate: 1710625710
Maintainer: mroethke
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1553678518
LastModified: 1709731939
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mu.tar.gz