How to Install RSS2Email on Manjaro

RSS2Email is a tool that allows you to receive RSS feeds in your email inbox. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install RSS2Email on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to make sure that you have the following installed:

• Manjaro Linux
• Python 3
• Git

Step 1 - Install Required Packages

To install RSS2Email on Manjaro, you need to install some required packages. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S python-pip git

This command will install pip, the Python package manager, and Git, a version control system.

Step 2 - Clone the Repository

Next, you need to clone the RSS2Email repository from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/rss2email/rss2email.git

This will clone the RSS2Email repository to your local machine.

Step 3 - Install Virtual Environment

RSS2Email requires a virtual environment to be created. Open your terminal and navigate to the cloned repository.

cd rss2email

To create the virtual environment, run the following command:

python -m venv env

This command will create a virtual environment named env in the current directory.

Step 4 - Activate Virtual Environment

To activate the virtual environment, run the following command in the terminal:

source env/bin/activate

This command will activate the virtual environment.

Step 5 - Install RSS2Email

With the virtual environment activated, you can now install RSS2Email. Run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This command will install all the required dependencies.

Step 6 - Configure RSS2Email

Before you can use RSS2Email, you need to configure it. Copy the example configuration file using the following command:

cp config.example.ini config.ini

Edit the config.ini file according to your preferences. You need to specify your email credentials, the RSS feed URLs, and the frequency of updates.

[DEFAULT]
...
# Your email settings
email_to = [email protected]
email_from = [email protected]
smtp_host = smtp.example.com
smtp_port = 587
smtp_username = [email protected]
smtp_password = your_email_password

# RSS feed URLs
feeds =
  https://www.example.com/feed.xml

# Update frequency
update_interval = 3600
...

Save the changes to the config.ini file.

Step 7 - Run RSS2Email

With RSS2Email installed and configured, you can now run it. Make sure that the virtual environment is activated and run the following command:

python rss2email.py

This command will start RSS2Email and fetch the RSS feed updates.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured RSS2Email on Manjaro Linux. You can now receive RSS feed updates in your email inbox.