Balsa-2.6.5

Introduction to Balsa

The Balsa package contains a lightweight GTK+-based mail client.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.4 platform.

Package Information

Balsa Dependencies

Required

enchant-2.8.12, GMime-3.2.15, gpgme-2.0.0, GTK-3.24.50, libical-3.0.20, libnotify-0.8.6, and libsecret-0.21.7

Required (Runtime)

MTA (that provides a sendmail command)

Optional

Compface-1.5.2, gspell-1.14.0, gtksourceview-3.24.11, libcanberra-0.30, MIT Kerberos V5-1.22.1, OpenLDAP-2.6.10, Procmail-3.24, SQLite-3.50.4, WebKitGTK-2.48.5, html2text, libxapp, osmo, and yelp-tools

Installation of Balsa

Install Balsa by running the following commands:

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup .. --prefix=/usr       \
               --buildtype=release \
               -D html-widget=no   &&
ninja

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

ninja install

Command Explanations

-D html-widget=no: This option disables building the HTML renderer. If you want the HTML renderer to be built, verify that you have WebKitGTK-2.48.5 installed, and then remove this option.

-D canberra=true: This switch enables support for event sounds via libcanberra-0.30.

-D compface=true: This switch enables support for using Compface-1.5.2 to compress thumbnails for contacts.

-D gcr=true: This switch enables support for using libgcr for handling TLS certificates. This requires that the Gcr-3.41.2 package is installed, which is part of a runtime dependency for libsecret.

-D gss=true: This switch enables support for Kerberos authentication. This requires that the MIT Kerberos V5-1.22.1 package is installed.

-D ldap=true: This switch enables LDAP address book support. This requires that the OpenLDAP-2.6.10 package is installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: balsa and balsa-ab
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /etc/sounds/events, /usr/share/balsa, and /usr/share/sounds/balsa

Short Descriptions

balsa

is a GTK+-based mail client

balsa-ab

is the address book application used by balsa