ssmtp-plain on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "ssmtp-plain" 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-plain on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ssmtp-plain
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ssmtp-plain on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ssmtp-plain
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ssmtp-plain" 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-plain's git locally


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


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

ID: 373751
Name: ssmtp-plain
PackageBaseID: 87127
PackageBase: ssmtp-plain
Version: 2.64-8
Description: Patched ssmtp MTA with support for PLAIN authentication
URL: http://packages.debian.org/stable/mail/ssmtp
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: starfry
Submitter: starfry
FirstSubmitted: 1415023947
LastModified: 1484262932
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ssmtp-plain.tar.gz