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Install Jaromail ​

Quick install on Linux ​

Run this one-liner in a terminal:

bash
curl -fsSL https://dyne.github.io/JaroMail/install.sh | bash

The Bash installer detects x86_64 or arm64, resolves the latest stable GitHub release, downloads that architecture’s archive and its SHA-256 checksum, verifies the archive, then installs the complete package under $HOME/.local. No sudo is used. Running it again installs the latest release over the same prefix.

The package includes Jaromail’s scripts, seven native helpers, bundled abook, configuration templates, manpages and licenses. It does not bundle the external mail applications listed below, and it does not change your mail directory.

To inspect the installer first or choose a different prefix:

bash
curl -fsSL https://dyne.github.io/JaroMail/install.sh -o install-jaromail.sh
less install-jaromail.sh
bash install-jaromail.sh --prefix "$HOME/.local"

The installer needs Bash 4+, curl, tar and sha256sum. Unsupported systems, missing release assets or checksum errors stop the installation with an error. Its source is in the repository. Download packages directly if you prefer to extract them yourself.

Install the mail tools ​

Jaromail coordinates existing mail tools. On Debian and Ubuntu, install the runtime packages with:

bash
sudo apt-get install zsh fetchmail msmtp neomutt notmuch pinentry-curses \
  wipe mblaze vim netcat-traditional gnupg pass

Package names vary across distributions. The release includes its own abook; a separate system abook is not required. Password storage uses pass and GnuPG; configure your password store before saving account credentials.

Make the command available in your current shell:

bash
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
jaro --version

Add that export to your shell profile to keep it for future sessions.

Initialize your mail directory ​

bash
export JAROMAILDIR="$HOME/Mail"
jaro init
jaro wizard

jaro init creates the mail directory and its configuration templates. jaro wizard walks through account setup. You can also edit $JAROMAILDIR/Accounts/default.txt with a text editor.

Continue with Configuration and Workflow before fetching or sending mail. For another mail identity, initialize another directory and select it with JAROMAILDIR; keep that variable in your shell profile for later sessions.

Build from source and other platforms ​

The manual’s Setup chapter covers CMake builds and the historical Apple/OSX installation. Builds & releases documents prefix overrides, system installation and packaging. See optional integrations for the status of platform and legacy features.