SnappyMail is an email client designed to work on all major platforms. It is a web-based email client that offers many features like encryption, spam filtering, and email backup, among others. This tutorial will guide you on how to install SnappyMail on OpenSUSE latest.
Before we begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
To download SnappyMail, visit the official download page at https://snappymail.eu/. On the download page, locate the Download button and click on it. Save the downloaded file to your computer.
Next, open the terminal on your OpenSUSE machine and navigate to the folder where you have saved the downloaded SnappyMail archive. Use the following command to extract the archive:
tar -xzf snappymail-*.tar.gz
The above command will extract the SnappyMail archive to a folder named "snappymail".
SnappyMail requires a web server to run. Apache is a popular web server that runs on OpenSUSE. To install Apache, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper in apache2
Create a new Apache configuration file for SnappyMail by running this command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/snappymail.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /snappymail "/path/to/snappymail"
<Directory "/path/to/snappymail">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace "/path/to/snappymail" with the full path to the extracted "snappymail" folder.
Next, restart Apache by running this command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and enter the following address:
http://localhost/snappymail
You should see the SnappyMail login page. Use your email address and password to log in to SnappyMail.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SnappyMail on OpenSUSE latest.
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