To succesfully compile Sylpheed, you need at least: Any POSIX compliant UNIX or similar OS, eg. Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris. A recent ANSI C compiler, like GCC. Note: it is reported that Sun C can not compile Sylpheed. The Gtk+ library, with a 2.4.0 or better version (v2.6.0 or better is recommended). Optionally you need: Gdk-pixbuf for the built-in image viewer. libcompface for X-Face icons. libjconv for non latin character sets. GPGME and GNUPG for encryption and signature. OpenSSL for SSL support. OpenLDAP to connect to a LDAP directory server. The IPv6 support can be turned on (if your system supports it) without any additional library. Jpilot for Palm addressbook use. The equivalent of Gtk+-devel and Xfree86-devel, otherwise .configure will fail. Notice: Sylpheed may be unstable depending on the environment. Please use the newest version of libraries if possible.

Debian GNU/Linux (sid, glibc 2.3.2) (development environment) Debian GNU/Linux (amd64/sid, glibc 2.3.2) Debian GNU/Linux (sarge, glibc 2.3.2) Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) (glibc 2.2.5) Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato) (glibc 2.1.3) Kondara MNU/Linux (glibc 2.1.x) Kondara MNU/Linux 1.2 Kondara MNU/Linux 2.0 Vine Linux 1.1 (glibc 2.0.x + libwcsmbs) Vine Linux 2.0 (glibc 2.1.x) (Intel, PPC) Vine Linux 2.1 Vine Linux 2.1.5, 2.5, 2.6, 3.0 Laser5 Linux 6.0 (glibc 2.1.x) Laser5 Linux 6.2 (glibc 2.1.x) Laser5 Linux 6.4 (glibc 2.1.x) TurboLinux 4.0 (glibc 2.0.7 + libwcsmbs) TurboLinux 6.0 (glibc 2.1.2) TurboLinux 7.0 (glibc 2.2.x) Miracle Linux Standard Edition Version1.0 Miracle Linux for PostgreSQL Version1.0 Miracle Linux for Samba Version1.0 RedHat Linux 5.2 (glibc 2.0.7) RedHat Linux 6.0 RedHat Linux 6.1 + Helix GNOME (glibc 2.1.x) RedHat Linux 6.2 / 6.2J (glibc 2.1.x) RedHat Linux 7.0 / 7.0J RedHat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 RedHat Linux 8.0, 9.0 Fedora core 2, 3 LinuxPPC2000 + Yukikaze(Japanization kit) Linux2000G (Intel, PowerPC) HOLON Linux 2.0 (Intel / PPC) Linux for PPC Japanese Edition 2.0 (glibc 2.1.x) Linux for PPC Japanese Edition 3.0 (glibc 2.1.x) Linux MLD4 Linux MLD5 Plamo Linux 2.0 Plamo Linux 2.1 Slackware 7.0 Slackware 7.1 Slackware 8.0 Linux Mandrake 7.0 Linux Mandrake 7.1 Linux Mandrake 7.2 Linux Mandrake 8.0 Linux Mandrake 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0 SuSE Linux 6.3 (glibc 2.1.2) SuSE Linux 6.4 SuSE Linux 7.0 SuSE Linux 7.1 SuSE Linux 7.2 SuSE Linux 7.3, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 OpenLinux 2.3 (glibc 2.1.1 -> 2.1.3) Caldera OpenDesktop 2.4 Caldera Workstation 3.1 Conectiva Linux 4.0 Conectiva Linux 5.0 Conectiva Linux 7.0 Vector Linux 1.5 Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 (glibc 2.2.1) Yellow Dog Linux 2.1 (PowerPC) ASP Linux 7.2 (glibc 2.2.4) Redmond Linux (Lycoris) FreeBSD release 3.2 FreeBSD release 3.4 FreeBSD release 4.0 FreeBSD release 4.1 FreeBSD release 4.2 FreeBSD release 4.3 FreeBSD release 4.4 FreeBSD release 4.5 FreeBSD release 5.0 NetBSD 1.4.2 NetBSD 1.5 + XPG4DL NetBSD 1.5.1 NetBSD 1.5.2 OpenBSD 2.7 OpenBSD 2.8 (i386) OpenBSD 2.9 OpenBSD 3.0 BSD/OS 4.0.1 Solaris 2.5 Solaris 2.5.1 Solaris 2.6 Solaris 7, 8, 9 IRIX 6.3 IRIX 6.4 IRIX 6.5, 6.5.8m HP-UX 10.20 HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 11i Tru64 Unix 5.0 (OSF1 v5.0) SCO UnixWare 7 Mac OS X 10.1.3 (Darwin 5.3) + XDarwin (without XLocale support) + libxpg4 Windows (MSVC + GTK+ for win32), in progress

Dowload the latest Sylpheed package from: http://sylpheed.good-day.net/ Untar the source file into a new directory. tar xvfz sylpheed-<version>.tar.gz (for a tar.gz package). tar xvfj sylpheed-<version>.tar.bz2 (for a bzip2 package). Change to the sylpheed directory. Run the configure script (./configure) to check your environment and create the installation make files. Run the make program which will compile the sources. Do not proceed with this step if there are fatal errors in the previous step. Fatal errors indicate that things are missing inorder to compile Sylpheed properly. If the make process has completed, run make install (as root), to install the program and the support files.

You can choose to compile Sylpheed with some optional features enabled. Use ./configure --help to list configuration syntax and options. The following optional features can be enabled: Jpilot: to use your PDA addressbook with Sylpheed. You will need the Jpilot library (and pilot-link, too). Enable this option with the --enable-jpilot configure switch. GnuPG: Sylpheed can encrypt and sign your messages (and also decrypt and verify the signature of the incomming messages) using GnuPG. GnuPG follows the OpenPGP standard and is compatible with PGP. To enable this feature, you need to install GnuPG and GPGME (interface library to GnuPG). Disable this option with the --disable-gpgme configure switch. LDAP: Sylpheed can connect to a LDAP server in order to query mail addresses. To enable this feature you will need the OpenLDAP library. Enable this option with the --enable-ldap configure switch. X-Faces: you can create a small picture (of your face, or of anything else) that will be sent in the headers of your mails. This option is enabled if the compface library is found and can be disabled using the --disable-compface configure switch. Images can appear inline (embedded in the message window, without the need of an external viewer) if Sylpheed is compiled with the gdk-pixbuf library. SSL: Sylpheed can encrypt its connection to the mail server using SSL, if the OpenSSL library is detected. This feature can be disabled with the --disable-ssl configure switch. All these features require additional libraries and tools that may not be part of your distribution. You can find them at the addresses listed at the beginning of this chapter, here.

As root, run the rpm -ivh command on the RPM file you downloaded. As soon as this process is comlete you can run Sylpheed as a normal user.

With an internet connection: apt-get install sylpheed Without an internet connection, fetch the debian package, for example on: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/sylpheed.html, then: dpkg -i sylpheedx.x.x-1i386.deb dpkg --install sylpheedx.x.x-1i386.deb

Use the standard ebuild for the portage tree and select the options with the use flags: crypt: to enable the gpgme option. ldap: to enable to use of the OpenLDAP library. pda: to turn on the use of the Jpilot link. ssl: to use openssl encryption. xface: to enable the X-Faces support.

Using the /stand/sysinstall tool (it is a menu based interface): run /stand/sysinstall as root In the main menu choose configure->Packages->mail, then Sylpheed. Back to the packages list choose install. Using the ports: get the Sylpheed port on ftp://ftp.freesd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.3-release/mail Then as root: pkg-add sylpheed-x.x.x.tgz Using the ports and compiling: first update your port, fetch it on http://www.freebsd.org/ports/mail.html, cd /usr/ports/mail/sylpheed make If it succeds, type make install. In case it fails, fetch the required package if necessary (on the same page), put the package file in /usr/ports/distfiles/, then: cd /usr/ports/mail/sylpheed make make install Need a more up-to-date version? Just use the Unix standard method (see Nuts and bolts of installation)