In this tutorial we will guide you through the installation process of LibreMailer on Manjaro. LibreMailer is an email client that provides you with a simple and easy-to-use interface. It is cross-platform, open source and privacy focused.
Before we begin with the installation process, ensure that your Manjaro system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
In order to run LibreMailer on your Manjaro system, there are several dependencies that need to be installed.
Open up your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git qt5-base qt5-tools qt5-multimedia openssl cmake exiv2 libsecret
The next step is to download LibreMailer from its GitHub repository. To do so, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/averna-syd/LibreMailer.git
This command will clone the LibreMailer repository into your current directory.
Now that you have downloaded the LibreMailer source code, the next step is to build and install it.
Navigate to the LibreMailer directory by running the following command:
cd LibreMailer
Next, create a new build directory by running the following command:
mkdir build && cd build
Once you've created the build directory, you can build LibreMailer by running the following command:
cmake .. && make
This command will configure and build LibreMailer. Once the build process is complete, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo make install
At this point, LibreMailer is installed on your Manjaro system. You can launch LibreMailer by running the following command:
libremailer
Alternatively, you can launch LibreMailer from your graphical desktop environment.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LibreMailer on Manjaro. Once installed, LibreMailer provides you with a simple and easy-to-use email client that is cross-platform, open source and privacy focused. Happy emailing!
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