How to install Excision Mail on Elementary OS Latest

Excision Mail is an open-source email client which has a simple UI and is easy to set up on your Elementary OS. This tutorial will guide you through the steps on how to install Excision Mail on your Elementary OS.

Prerequisites:

• Elementary OS Latest
• Terminal

Installation Process:

1. Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Run the following command to update the system packages:

sudo apt update

3. Install the required dependencies for building Excision Mail from source. Copy and paste the following command in the Terminal:

sudo apt install git build-essential cmake qt5-qmake qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev qml-module-qtquick-controls2 qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects libqt5svg5 libqt5svg5-dev libkf5notifications-dev libkf5notifications5 libkf5configwidgets-dev libkf5configcore5 libkf5crash-dev libkf5crash5 libkf5widgetsaddons-dev libkf5widgetsaddons5 libkf5iconthemes-dev libkf5iconthemes5 libkf5xmlgui-dev libkf5xmlgui5 libkf5coreaddons-dev libkf5coreaddons5 libkf5kiocore5

4. Now clone the Excision Mail repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Excision-Mail/Excision-Mail.git

5. Navigate to the Excision Mail directory:

cd Excision-Mail

6. Build the Excision Mail application using the following command:

cmake .
make

7. You will now see an executable file named excision-mail. To launch Excision Mail, type the following command in the Terminal:

./excision-mail

8. You will now see the Excision Mail application running on your Elementary OS.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Excision Mail on your Elementary OS Latest!

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