ssmtp on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ssmtp" 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 ssmtp on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ssmtp on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1337587
Name: ssmtp
PackageBaseID: 140293
PackageBase: ssmtp
Version: 2.64-18
Description: Extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a mailhub (with Fedora patches)
URL: https://packages.debian.org/stable/mail/ssmtp
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.000113
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dcelasun
Submitter: dcelasun
FirstSubmitted: 1552467311
LastModified: 1697883512
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ssmtp.tar.gz