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The instructions have been tested on Ubuntu 5.13.0.35-generic x86_64.

First Step: Install Build Essentials / Install Any System Updates

 The first step is to be sure that your Linux environment is up to date and that you have the proper files to be able to properly configure your Alpine program.

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• Installs metapackages needed to be able to compile software

"sudo apt update"

"sudo apt upgrade"

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Compile and install the ALPINE client

Now you can compile and install the Alpine client.

1. Run 'sudo apt install alpine”. This command will install the software so that you can open it for the first time and create your mail directory.

2.  Open ALPINE for the first time.

3. Type “alpine” into your terminal command line

   1. This will create a mail folder for you

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4. After opening Alpine, you will need to update your ".pinerc" configuration file. An example configuration can be found here: https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~ccalzone/Docs/imap-on-pine-mutt.html

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If you run into an error after initialization, you can solve this by adding a customized header to your ALPINE Config:

1.  On the ALPINE landing page, after authentication, go to ( S )etup, then ( C )onfig

2. Use the ( W )hereIs command to search for "Customized Headers"

3. Add the header, exactly as the screenshot shows below.

4. Save and restart ALPINE 

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