Mail-in-a-box install errors
reddit / selfhosted

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lowercase-raging · 2023-12-03 06:02

Install script:

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\`\`\`

curl -s
[https://mailinabox.email/setup.sh](https://mailinabox.email/setup.sh)
| sudo -E bash

\`\`\`

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\##Errors

1. \`\`\` setup/functions.sh: line 19:
/usr/local/lib/mailinabox/env/bin/pip: No such file or directory
\`\`\`
   1. \*\*Solution:\*\* \`\`\`terminal cp
/usr/local/lib/mailinabox/env/local/bin/
/usr/local/lib/mailinabox/env/bin/ \`\`\`
2. \`\`\` ERROR: Cannot uninstall 'blinker'. It is a distutils
installed project and thus we cannot accurately determine which files
belong to it which would lead to only a partial uninstall. \`\`\`
   1. \*\*Solution:\*\* \`\`\`terminal pip install --ignore-installed
pyOpenSSL \`\`\`
3. \*\*A blue popup with "That's not a valid email address."\*\*
   1. This is one I need help on.

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thekrautboy · 2023-12-03 10:09

https://discourse.mailinabox.email/

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Atypical9806 · 2023-12-03 12:43

What OS are you using? What guide are you following? Have you
installed the requirements? Give us info, don't just expect us to know
everything.

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ADB-UK · 2023-12-03 13:18

Esp if its Bookworm and virtual environments :-)

Nightmare time for code using pip and sudo!

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lowercase-raging · 2023-12-03 14:15

Ubuntu 22.04

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lowercase-raging · 2023-12-03 14:20

The only one i could find was from February which a dev said he would
fix it.

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thekrautboy · 2023-12-03 14:23

Then make your own new post there?

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lowercase-raging · 2023-12-03 14:27

Sorry, I should have thought of that, thanks. 🤦‍♂️