How to Install Slimta on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Slimta on the Manjaro operating system. Slimta is an open-source SMTP server and set of associated libraries for handling and relaying email traffic. It is designed to be highly scalable and modular, making it an ideal fit for large-scale email systems.

Before proceeding with the installation process, please ensure that you have administrative privileges on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to ensure that all required dependencies are installed on your system. Slimta depends on various Python libraries and development tools. To install these dependencies, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-httplib2 python-netifaces python-jinja python-mock python-nose python-setuptools python-six

Step 2: Install Slimta

You can either install Slimta from the source code or install it using the Python package manager, Pip.

Installing from Source Code

To download and install Slimta from the source code, follow the below steps:

1. Clone the Slimta source code from its Github repository.

git clone https://github.com/slimta/slimta.git

2. Change the directory to the Slimta source code directory.

cd slimta

3. Install Slimta using Python's setup.py script.

sudo python setup.py install

Once this process has completed, Slimta will be installed on your system.

Installing Using Pip

Alternatively, you can use Python's package manager to install Slimta. Open the terminal and execute the following command:

sudo pip install slimta

Step 3: Configure Slimta

After installing Slimta, you will need to create a configuration file to configure Slimta's behavior. The default configuration file can be found at /etc/slimta.cfg. You can either edit this file to suit your needs or create a new configuration file in a different location.

To create a new configuration file, copy the default file to a new file with the required changes:

sudo cp /etc/slimta.cfg /etc/my-new-slimta.cfg
sudo nano /etc/my-new-slimta.cfg

Step 4: Start the Slimta Service

Finally, start the Slimta service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start slimta

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Slimta on Manjaro. You can now start using it to handle email traffic on your system.

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