This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing LibreMailer on macOS using the command line.
Before proceeding with the installation, you will need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
If you don't have Homebrew installed yet, you can install it by running the following command in the Terminal:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
This will download and run the Homebrew installation script, which will guide you through the installation process.
To install Git, run the following command in the Terminal:
brew install git
This will download and install Git from the Homebrew repository.
To clone the LibreMailer repository from GitHub, navigate to the directory where you want to store the repository (for example, your Documents directory) and run the following command in the Terminal:
git clone https://github.com/averna-syd/LibreMailer.git
This will create a new directory called "LibreMailer" in your current directory, which contains the LibreMailer source code.
Before you can build and install LibreMailer, you need to install its dependencies. To do this, run the following command in the Terminal:
brew install libsodium libetpan libxml2 libidn2
This will download and install the required dependencies from the Homebrew repository.
To build and install LibreMailer, navigate to the "LibreMailer" directory (which you cloned in step 3) and run the following commands:
make
sudo make install
The first command will compile the LibreMailer source code into an executable file, and the second command will install the executable file and its associated files into the appropriate system directories.
Once the installation is complete, you can run LibreMailer by typing the following command in the Terminal:
LibreMailer
This will launch the LibreMailer application. From here, you can configure LibreMailer to send and receive email using your preferred email provider.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install LibreMailer on macOS using the command line. With LibreMailer installed, you can enjoy a free and open source email application that provides a high degree of privacy and security for your email communications.
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