RSS2Email is a Python script that enables to convert RSS feeds to emails. Here is how to install RSS2Email on Elementary OS latest version.
Before you start with the installation, make sure to have the following:
Open the terminal by pressing CTRL+Alt+T and update the repository with the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Next, RSS2Email requires Python libraries and feedparser to work correctly. Install the packages with these commands:
sudo apt-get install python-pip python-configparser python-feedparser
Clone the RSS2Email repository from GitHub with this command:
git clone https://github.com/rss2email/rss2email.git
Navigate to the cloned folder using this command:
cd rss2email
Install other dependencies with this command:
sudo pip install -r requirements/base.txt
Update the config file as per your requirements, specify the email address to send to, the subject of the email and other parameters in the /path/to/rss2email/config/rss2email.cfg file.
To run RSS2Email, use the following command:
/path/to/rss2email/r2e run
You will start receiving emails with the latest RSS feeds.
RSS2Email is a handy tool to get the latest news delivered to your inbox instead of visiting different websites. Follow these steps above to install and configure RSS2Email on your elementary OS system.
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