Claws Mail is an email client that is both easy to configure and simple to use. Installing it on OpenBSD is a quick and straightforward process that can be done in just a few simple steps.
Before we can begin installing Claws Mail on OpenBSD, there are a few prerequisites that need to be met.
Claws Mail depends on a number of libraries and packages in order to function properly. OpenBSD's package manager, pkg_add, makes it easy to install these dependencies.
Open a terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo pkg_add gtk+2 gnutls libsoup libetpan
Download the latest Claws Mail tarball from their official website: http://www.claws-mail.org/download.php. Save the file to your preferred location, such as your home directory.
Next, extract the downloaded tarball to a directory of your choice. In this example, we will extract it to /usr/local/src/.
sudo tar xvzf claws-mail-*.tar.gz -C /usr/local/src/
Change to the newly created Claws Mail directory and run the configuration script.
cd /usr/local/src/claws-mail-*
./configure
This will configure and prepare Claws Mail for compilation and installation.
Finally, we can compile and install Claws Mail using the following commands:
make
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, the Claws Mail executable can be launched from the terminal or from the graphical interface's application menu.
Installing Claws Mail on OpenBSD is a quick and simple process. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you will be able to start using this email client in no time.
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