vmail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 08,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "vmail" 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 vmail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vmail on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 527463
Name: vmail
PackageBaseID: 134293
PackageBase: vmail
Version: 2.8.7-2
Description: A Vim interface to Gmail
URL: http://danielchoi.com/software/vmail.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: stormdragon2976
FirstSubmitted: 1531738570
LastModified: 1531879792
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vmail.tar.gz