How to Install Mutt on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we'll cover the steps needed to install Mutt on OpenBSD, a popular text-based email client used by many system administrators.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you'll need:

• Access to an OpenBSD instance
• A user account with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Mutt using the Binary Packages

The easiest way to install Mutt on OpenBSD is to use the pre-compiled binary package provided by OpenBSD. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open a terminal and log in to your OpenBSD instance with your administrative user account.
2. Update the package repository using the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add -U

3. Install Mutt by running:

$ sudo pkg_add mutt

4. The installation process will fetch the necessary files from the OpenBSD package repository and install them. Once the process is complete, you can start using Mutt!

Step 2: Build and Install Mutt from Source

If you prefer to build and install Mutt from source, we've got you covered. This method requires you to download the source code from the Mutt website and compile it yourself.

Here's how to install Mutt from source on OpenBSD:

1. Open a terminal and log in to your OpenBSD instance with your administrative user account.
2. Install the necessary build tools and libraries by running:

$ sudo pkg_add autoconf automake libtool libiconv gmake

3. Next, download the Mutt source code from http://www.mutt.org/download.html. Choose the version you want to install and download the tarball.

4. Extract the tarball to a directory of your choice:

$ tar -xvf mutt-x.x.x.tar.gz

5. Navigate to the extracted directory:

$ cd mutt-x.x.x

6. Run the following commands to configure, compile, and install Mutt:

$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

7. Once the installation process is complete, you can start using Mutt!

Conclusion

That's it! You now know how to install Mutt on OpenBSD using the binary package or by building from source. Mutt is a powerful email client with a broad range of features that can help you manage your email effectively.

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