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In this chapter, I will show you how to install Emacs with Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows. Before we get to the details, however, I want to discuss the various ways in which Emacs, and software in general, can be installed. Even if you already have Emacs on your computer, I would like you to take a few minutes and read this entire chapter (which is short). There are two reasons.
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See Personal Note #27, "Comparing Unix Packages to Commercial Apps" (Appendix A).
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Debian Linux was created in 1993 and is still actively developed. Over the years, Debian has spawned a large number of derivative Linux distributions, including the popular Ubuntu and Mint families.
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You can use either erase or delete, but delete is deprecated.
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For example, DNF is much better at handling dependencies.
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If this Web site doesn’t work, search online for: installing emacs "os x".
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Hahn, H. (2016). Installing Emacs. In: Harley Hahn's Emacs Field Guide. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1703-0_3
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