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Installing Emacs on GNU/Linux

2015-07-22T22:53:35Z

S0r00t: /* Arch Linux */ Updated installation methods.

Check if your distribution already provides an Emacs version of interest to you.

If you are interested in daily builds or latest binaries, try building from [https://github.com/emacsmirror/emacs source] or try one of the following unofficial repositories based on your distribution.

= Debian =

== Emacs 23 ==

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-get install emacs
</source>

== Emacs 24 ==
See [http://emacs.naquadah.org/ emacs-snapshot APT repo]. The page contains installation instructions. High quality, highly recommended builds! After adding the repo according to the instructions linked to above, install with the following command:
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
</source>

= Ubuntu =

== Emacs 23 ==

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-get install emacs
</source>

== Emacs 24 ==
The following PPA is no longer maintained and currently features Emacs 24.3.

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cassou/emacs

$ sudo apt-get install emacs24 emacs24-el emacs24-common-non-dfsg
</source>

== Emacs Daily ==

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa

$ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el
</source>

= Gentoo =
See [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/emacs/emacs.xml Emacs on Gentoo page].

= Arch Linux =

== Emacs 24 ==

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo pacman -S emacs
</source>

= Slackware =
Compile and Install using [http://github.com/cycojesus/slackbuilds/tree/master/e/emacs emacs.SlackBuild (unofficial)].

= Fedora =

== Emacs 23 ==
Available up to Fedora 16
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo yum install emacs
</source>

== Emacs 24 ==
Available from Fedora 17+
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo yum install emacs
</source>

= SUsE =

== Emacs 23 ==

Available in 12.1 and 12.2. Before that? not sure.

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo zypper install emacs
</source>

== Emacs 24 ==

Not available till 12.2, but available from Factory repo. Add factory repo and then,

<source lang="bash">
$ sudo zypper install emacs
</source>

= Mandriva =
No pre-built packages.

[[Category:GNU/Linux]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]]

.emacs.d

2015-07-18T23:07:51Z

S0r00t:

'''{{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d}}''' (or {{Filename|%HOME%\.emacs.d}} on Windows) is the standard location for additional Emacs Lisp files. Many packages uses it to store information, such as configuration files. It's unique for each user, as it's located inside the personal home directory. It is a "dotfolder" (starts with a dot), so it is normally hidden on most systems.

Since Emacs 22, if {{Filename|${HOME}/[[.emacs]]}} or {{Filename|${HOME}/[[.emacs]]}} doesn't exists, Emacs will look for
{{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d/init.el}} and {{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d/init.elc}}.

For versions 23 or superior, the variable {{Variable|user-emacs-directory}} contains the location of {{Filename|.emacs.d}}.

Since Emacs 24, [[Package.el]] downloaded packages are stored there, in a subfolder named ELPA.
[[Category:Customization]]

.emacs.d

2015-07-18T23:07:25Z

S0r00t: Creating the page.

'''{{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d}}''' (or {{Filename|%HOME%\.emacs.d}} on Windows) is the standard location for additional Emacs Lisp files. Many packages uses it to store information, such as config. It's unique for each user, as it's located inside the personal home directory. It is a "dotfolder" (starts with a dot), so it is normally hidden on most systems.

Since Emacs 22, if {{Filename|${HOME}/[[.emacs]]}} or {{Filename|${HOME}/[[.emacs]]}} doesn't exists, Emacs will look for
{{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d/init.el}} and {{Filename|${HOME}/.emacs.d/init.elc}}.

For versions 23 or superior, the variable {{Variable|user-emacs-directory}} contains the location of {{Filename|.emacs.d}}.

Since Emacs 24, [[Package.el]] downloaded packages are stored there, in a subfolder named ELPA.
[[Category:Customization]]