This tutorial will guide you on how to install Sendmail on Arch Linux. Sendmail is an open-source email solution that is widely used for sending and receiving email messages over the internet. It's a robust and reliable email server that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing email accounts, messages, and configurations.
Before you proceed with the installation of Sendmail, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step before installing any package is to update the system and upgrade all installed packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Once the system is updated, proceed to install the required packages for Sendmail using the following command:
sudo pacman -S sendmail
Once the installation is complete, run the following command to start the Sendmail Configuration wizard:
sudo sendmailconfig
The wizard will ask you a series of questions. Answer each with the default option and press Enter to proceed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the wizard.
After completing the Sendmail Configuration wizard, you can test Sendmail by sending an email to any email address. Run the following command:
echo "Email Body" | mail -s "Email Subject" email@example.com
Replace Email Body with the message you want to send and Email Subject with the subject of the email. Replace email@example.com with the email address you want to send the email to.
If the email is sent successfully, you should receive the email in the recipient's email inbox.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Sendmail on Arch Linux. You can now start using Sendmail to manage your email accounts and send/receive emails.
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