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== Installing ==
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Check if your distribution already provides an Emacs version of interest to you.
  
== Building Emacs ==
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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.
You can build Emacs from [https://github.com/emacsmirror/emacs source] on every distribution out there. Use this option only if your distribution doesn't already provide an Emacs version of interest to you.
 
  
Very few distributions bundle Emacs snapshot builds. If your distribution does not have very latest builds, try the following unofficial repositories.
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= Debian =
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== Emacs 29.4 (on [https://backports.debian.org/ bookworm-backports]) ==
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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apt install emacs
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</source>
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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.
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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apt install emacs
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</source>
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<!-- == Emacs 24 == -->
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<!-- 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: -->
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<!-- <source lang="bash"> -->
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<!-- $ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot -->
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<!-- </source> -->
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= Ubuntu =
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== Emacs 29.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)==
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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apt-get install emacs
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</source>
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== Emacs Daily ==
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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]
  
== Debian ==
 
See [http://emacs.naquadah.org/ emacs-snapshot APT repo]. The page contains installation instructions. High quality, highly recommended builds! After adding the repo install with the following command:
 
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
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apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-elisp/ppa
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apt-get install emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot-el
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Ubuntu ==
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= Gentoo =
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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].
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= Arch Linux =
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== Emacs 29.4 ==
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<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cassou/emacs
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# As root (doas, sudo or su)
$ sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
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pacman -S emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
== Gentoo ==
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== Emacs-git ==
See [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/emacs/emacs.xml Emacs on Gentoo page].
 
  
== Arch Linux ==
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Compile and Install bleeding edge using [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/emacs-git/ AUR]:
See  [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33337 emacs-bzr] package from [http://aur.archlinux.org/index.php AUR]
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<source lang="bash">
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$ yaourt -S emacs-git
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</source>
  
== Slackware ==
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= Slackware =
 
Compile and Install using [http://github.com/cycojesus/slackbuilds/tree/master/e/emacs emacs.SlackBuild (unofficial)].
 
Compile and Install using [http://github.com/cycojesus/slackbuilds/tree/master/e/emacs emacs.SlackBuild (unofficial)].
  
== Fedora ==  
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= Fedora =
No pre-built packages.
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== Emacs 29.4 ==
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Available since at least Fedora 39.
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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dnf install emacs
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</source>
  
== SusE ==
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= openSUSE =
No pre-built packages.
 
  
== Mandriva ==
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== Emacs 27.2 (openSUSE Leap 15.6) ==
No pre-built packages.
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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zypper install emacs
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</source>
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== Emacs 29.4 (openSUSE Tumbleweed) ==
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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].
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<source lang="bash">
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# As root (with doas, sudo or su)
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zypper install emacs
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</source>
  
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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