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For a more recent build, try installing GNU Guix, Distrobox, building from [https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git source] or one of the following unofficial repositories for your distribution.
 
For a more recent build, try installing GNU Guix, Distrobox, building from [https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git source] or one of the following unofficial repositories for your distribution.
  
= Debian (bookworm) =
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= Debian =
 
 
Debian bookworm is (as of 2024-10-08) Debian stable, released on 2023-06-10.
 
  
 
== Emacs 29.4 (on [https://backports.debian.org/ bookworm-backports]) ==
 
== Emacs 29.4 (on [https://backports.debian.org/ bookworm-backports]) ==
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
# As root (su, doas or sudo)
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
 
apt install emacs
 
apt install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Emacs 28.2 ==
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== Emacs 28.2 (on Debian Bookworm) ==
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Debian bookworm is (as of 2024-10-08) Debian stable, released on 2023-06-10.
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
# As root (su, doas or sudo)
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
 
apt install emacs
 
apt install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
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= Ubuntu =
 
= Ubuntu =
  
== Emacs 23 ==
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== Emacs 29.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)==
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-get install emacs
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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apt-get install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Emacs 24 ==
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== Emacs Daily ==
The following PPA is no longer maintained and currently features Emacs 24.3.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
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First read the disclaimer on the [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-elisp/+archive/ubuntu/ppa#edit-description Ubuntu Emacs Lisp PPA description]
</source>
 
 
 
== Emacs 25 ==
 
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:adrozdoff/emacs
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
sudo apt update
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apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa
sudo apt install emacs25
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apt-get install emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el
</source>
 
 
 
== Emacs Daily ==
 
 
 
<source lang="bash">
 
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa
 
 
 
$ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el
 
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
 
= Gentoo =
 
= Gentoo =
See [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/emacs/emacs.xml Emacs on Gentoo page].
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See [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GNU_Emacs GNU Emacs - Gentoo wiki] and [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GNU_Emacs/Developer_guide Project:GNU Emacs/Developer guide - Gentoo wiki].
  
 
= Arch Linux =
 
= Arch Linux =
  
== Emacs 24 ==
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== Emacs 29.4 ==
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo pacman -S emacs
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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pacman -S emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
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= Fedora =
 
= Fedora =
  
== Emacs 23 ==
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== Emacs 29.4 ==
Available up to Fedora 16
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Available since at least Fedora 39.
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo yum install emacs
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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dnf install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Emacs 24 ==
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= openSUSE =
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.
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== Emacs 27.2 (openSUSE Leap 15.6) ==
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo zypper install emacs
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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zypper install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Emacs 24 ==
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== Emacs 29.4 (openSUSE Tumbleweed) ==
  
Not available till 12.2, but available from Factory repo. Add factory repo and then,
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Recent Emacs is available on openSUSE Tumbleweed (tested rolling release distribution) and possibly also on openSUSE Leap from [https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory Factory repo].
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo zypper install emacs
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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zypper install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
= Mandriva =
 
No pre-built packages.
 
  
 
[[Category:GNU/Linux]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]]
 
[[Category:GNU/Linux]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 8 October 2024

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

For a more recent build, try installing GNU Guix, Distrobox, building from source or one of the following unofficial repositories for your distribution.

Debian

Emacs 29.4 (on bookworm-backports)

# As root (doas, sudo or su)
apt install emacs

Emacs 28.2 (on Debian Bookworm)

Debian bookworm is (as of 2024-10-08) Debian stable, released on 2023-06-10.

# As root (doas, sudo or su)
apt install emacs


Ubuntu

Emacs 29.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

# As root (doas, sudo or su)
apt-get install emacs

Emacs Daily

First read the disclaimer on the Ubuntu Emacs Lisp PPA description

# As root (doas, sudo or su)
apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa
apt-get install emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el

Gentoo

See GNU Emacs - Gentoo wiki and Project:GNU Emacs/Developer guide - Gentoo wiki.

Arch Linux

Emacs 29.4

# As root (doas, sudo or su)
pacman -S emacs

Emacs-git

Compile and Install bleeding edge using AUR:

$ yaourt -S emacs-git

Slackware

Compile and Install using emacs.SlackBuild (unofficial).

Fedora

Emacs 29.4

Available since at least Fedora 39.

# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
dnf install emacs

openSUSE

Emacs 27.2 (openSUSE Leap 15.6)

# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
zypper install emacs

Emacs 29.4 (openSUSE Tumbleweed)

Recent Emacs is available on openSUSE Tumbleweed (tested rolling release distribution) and possibly also on openSUSE Leap from Factory repo.

# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
zypper install emacs