run-mailcap on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "run-mailcap" 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 run-mailcap on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                run-mailcap
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall run-mailcap on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                run-mailcap
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "run-mailcap" 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 run-mailcap's git locally


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


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

ID: 1086796
Name: run-mailcap
PackageBaseID: 35334
PackageBase: run-mailcap
Version: 3.70-1
Description: The run-mailcap script from Ubuntu's mailcap package
URL: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=mailcap
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: terminalmage
Submitter: kosmiciatakuja
FirstSubmitted: 1268144101
LastModified: 1653833156
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/run-mailcap.tar.gz