My package.el is broken

Question

About 2 weeks ago my package.el broken and I am not able to install/remove/update packages.

Flow: M-x package-list-packages, I mark package for installation or deletion (I or D appears next to package name), press 'r', in minibuffer Connection host: elpa/melpa/org appears and then the last repository in my package-archives hangs there, I or D dissapears from package name and nothing happens, package is not installed/removed.

Package-related stuff in my .emacs:

I tried basically anything, emacs -Q, google, ask in freenode #emacs, no help. Only similar thing I found was this 3 years old issue https://github.com/dimitri/el-get/issues/698 which kinda seems like whats happening to me, but no mouse movement helps.

Thanks for any help.

BTW: I can install packages with package-install without any problem and my package-archives is correct.

Answer 1

If I were you, I would backup my .emacs and move it. Then re-open Emacs and try to install a package. If that succeeds, then I would methodically reinstate bits of my .emacs until I find the culprit.

My config is (increasingly) organized into files separated by package/area of concern. That way, it's MUCH easier to isolate and resolve issues like yours. Steve Purcell's .emacs.d is a great resource for organizational style and tricks.

If a "clean" Emacs (without your current .emacs) is still unable to install a package, then I would reinstall Emacs entirely as clearly you've got bigger issues.

Hope this helps!