openwmail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 04,2025

1. Install "openwmail" 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 openwmail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall openwmail on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 529575
Name: openwmail
PackageBaseID: 122093
PackageBase: openwmail
Version: 1.0.0-1
Description: The missing desktop client for Gmail & Google Inbox
URL: https://openwmail.github.io/
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1566918950
Maintainer:
Submitter: geekgonecrazy
FirstSubmitted: 1494005054
LastModified: 1532632794
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openwmail.tar.gz