1

I'm trying to install spacemacs on my laptop with elementary os. With apt the latest version I get is 26.3 and I don't understand why because it seems to be far away from the most recent stable release. What would be the correct way to install the most recent stable release of emacs such that this version runs when I execute the emacs command in a terminal.

Thank you for your help.

1
  • 1
    By the way, the latest stable release is not 28.1 but 28.2.
    – crocefisso
    Sep 28, 2022 at 20:45

2 Answers 2

2

To have the latest version of Emacs installed I recommend you to install Emacs with flatpak (you need to have flatpak installed) or with snap (snap is installed by default on ubuntu distributions).

To keep Emacs updated, do

  • $ flatpak update if you use flatpak,
  • $ sudo snap refresh if you use snap.
1

Elementary OS is an Ubuntu derivative, so you should be able to add the 3rd party Emacs PPA to your system and install their build of Emacs which is on 28.1 as of 2022-05-31. In your shell, do the following:

# First remove the stock emacs package
sudo apt remove emacs
sudo apt autoremove
# Then install the newer emacs.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelleyk/emacs
sudo apt update
sudo apt install emacs28-nativecomp

I recommend installing emacs28-nativecomp instead of plain old emacs28, because it's significantly faster. If that worked, then you can install Spacemacs by doing:

git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.