How to Install Mutt on Windows 10

Mutt is a powerful yet lightweight email client that can be used on various operating systems. Here's how you can install Mutt on Windows 10:

Prerequisites

Before installing Mutt, you need to ensure that the following software is installed on your computer:

1. Cygwin: a Unix-like environment for Windows. You can download it from the official website: https://cygwin.com/install.html
2. Git: a version control system. You can download it from the official website: https://git-scm.com/downloads

Installation Steps

1. Open the Cygwin terminal by clicking on the desktop shortcut or searching for "Cygwin64 Terminal" in the Start menu.

2. Use the following command to install the necessary packages:

   apt-cyg install make gcc gdb automake autoconf openssl-devel libsasl2-devel zlib-devel etc.
   

   This command will install the required packages for building Mutt from source.

3. Use Git to clone the Mutt repository:

   git clone git://dev.mutt.org/mutt.git
   

4. Enter the mutt directory by running:

   cd mutt
   

5. Configure Mutt using the following command:

   ./configure --enable-debug --with-ssl --with-sasl --with-gnutls --enable-smtp --enable-imap --enable-pop --with-mailpath=/var/mail --with-curses --enable-hcache
   

   This command will configure Mutt with the necessary options to enable email protocols and cryptography support.

6. Build Mutt using the following command:

   make
   

7. If the build completes successfully, install Mutt using the following command:

   make install
   

8. Once the installation is complete, you can run Mutt by entering the following command:

   mutt
   

   If you want to use Mutt as your default email client, you can change the MAILTO environment variable to point to your mailbox.

Conclusion

Mutt is now installed on your Windows 10 machine, and you can start using it to handle your emails. This tutorial provides the steps to installing Mutt on your Windows 10, with Cygwin as a prerequisite. Enjoy using Mutt!

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