Git:// Unsure about my actions

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Not 100% on this issue I tried to install something like this once before and FAILED hard, can’t remember why but I do remember just trashing my OS and starting over.
So before I go down this road I need to ask first.
I’m looking to try Claws Mail but I don’t understand how to install it exactly.

I have had success installing jlund/streisand VPN and it runs great (and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a DIY VPN) and his git command goes like this. (so git is installed)
git clone https://github.com/jlund/streisand.git

but the only thing on Claws Mail is
URL Anonymous: git://git.claws-mail.org/claws.git
Anonymous (slower): http://git.claws-mail.org/readonly/claws.git
Authenticated: ssh+git://git.claws-mail.org/home/git/claws.git

and around the web I get a myriad of answers from the insane to the real sketchy.

Is there a better way to install this?
Is this worth installing?
I tried Evolution once a long time back, it locked everything up
is there a guide someplace that makes sense?
Thanks for any help!
v16.04
MATE v1.14.1

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HI @Blank,

run the following terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t) to install it in Ubuntu Mate 16.04, simple as that!:

sudo apt-get install claws-mail

If you want all the plugins too, use the following command to install both:

sudo apt-get install claws-mail claws-mail-plugins

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yeah, I saw that in synaptic but not exactly what I was going for with my question. I was looking to learn something about git:// and once again I posted a Q? when I should have been ZZZzzzz I have very odd work hours.

So the question should have ended on, is there a good doc on the different uses of git.
but it really is not that important at this moment
Thanks wolfman