Mailman is a free and open-source software that manages electronic mailing lists. It simplifies the process of creating, managing, and sending emails to a group of people.
This tutorial will guide you on how to install Mailman on Elementary OS Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Ensure that you have root privileges or sudo privileges.
Install the prerequisites for Mailman. Run the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3
Download Mailman from the official website. Run the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mailman/mailman-2.1.34.tgz
Extract the downloaded file:
tar xvzf mailman-2.1.34.tgz
Change the working directory to the extracted Mailman directory:
cd mailman-2.1.34
Install the Mailman package:
sudo python3 -s setup.py install --force
Create a separate user for running Mailman:
sudo adduser --system --home=/usr/local/mailman --no-create-home \
--gecos "GNU Mailman" --group mailman
Give the mailman user ownership of the Mailman installation directory:
sudo chown -R mailman:mailman /usr/local/mailman
Your Mailman installation is complete, and you can start using it to manage your electronic mailing lists.
The above steps give you a guideline to install Mailman on Elementary OS Latest. Mailman simplifies the process of creating, managing and sending emails to a group of people efficiently. Now you can start hosting your mailing lists with Mailman.
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