How to Install RSS2Email on Arch Linux

RSS2Email is a tool that allows you to receive email updates when new content is posted to a website. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install RSS2Email on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have the following prerequisites:

  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A working internet connection

Step 1: Install Python

The first step is to install Python, which is required to run RSS2Email.

  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Type the following command to update your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install Python using the following command:
sudo pacman -S python
  1. Type y when prompted to confirm installation.

Step 2: Install Git

Next, you'll need to install Git, which is a version control system used to download RSS2Email from GitHub.

  1. Type the following command to install Git:
sudo pacman -S git
  1. Type y when prompted to confirm installation.

Step 3: Download RSS2Email

Now that you have Git installed, you can download the RSS2Email code from GitHub.

  1. Type the following command to download RSS2Email:
git clone https://github.com/rss2email/rss2email.git
  1. Change to the RSS2Email directory using the following command:
cd rss2email

Step 4: Install RSS2Email

You're now ready to install RSS2Email.

  1. Type the following command to install RSS2Email:
sudo python setup.py install
  1. Press Enter when prompted to confirm installation.

Step 5: Configure RSS2Email

Now that RSS2Email is installed, you need to configure it to send email updates.

  1. Copy the example configuration file:
cp config.example.ini config.ini
  1. Edit the config.ini file using your preferred text editor:
nano config.ini

  1. Follow the instructions in the configuration file to create an email configuration section.

  2. Save and close the config.ini file.

Step 6: Test RSS2Email

You can now test RSS2Email to ensure that it's working properly.

  1. Type the following command to test RSS2Email:
rss2email
  1. If there are no errors, RSS2Email is working properly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure RSS2Email on Arch Linux. You can now receive email updates when new content is posted to your favorite websites.