Sendmail is an open-source email solution that allows you to send and receive emails. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Sendmail on Manjaro.
Launch the terminal on your Manjaro system. You can do this by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by clicking on the terminal icon in your system's application launcher.
Before installing any new package, it is recommended to update your system. Run the following command to update your Manjaro system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your user password if required.
To install Sendmail on Manjaro, use the following command:
sudo pacman -S sendmail
This will download and install the package along with its dependencies.
Now that we have installed Sendmail, we need to configure it to work with our system. To do this, we need to modify the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file.
To open this file, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nano /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
In this file, look for the following line:
#O DaemonPortOptions=Name=MTA
Uncomment this line by removing the # at the beginning of the line.
Next, look for the following line:
#DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA')
Uncomment this line by removing the # at the beginning of the line.
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, followed by Y, and then Enter.
After making changes to the Sendmail configuration file, we need to restart Sendmail to apply the changes. Run the following command to restart Sendmail:
sudo systemctl restart sendmail
To test if Sendmail is working properly, run the following command:
echo "Testing Sendmail" | sendmail your-email@example.com
Replace your-email@example.com with your actual email address. If everything is working properly, you should receive an email with the subject "Testing Sendmail".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sendmail on Manjaro.
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