GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, and free text editor. In this tutorial, we will take you through the steps of installing GNU Emacs on Arch Linux using the command line.
Before we proceed to install GNU Emacs, ensure that your Arch Linux system is up to date by running the command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Open the terminal on your Arch Linux system.
Use the following command to update the package list:
sudo pacman -Sy
Install GNU Emacs by typing the command:
sudo pacman -S emacs
Arch Linux will download and install the required files for Emacs. This might take a few minutes based on your internet connection speed and system specs.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify that the installation was successful by typing the command:
emacs --version
This command should display the version information for GNU Emacs.
After the installation has been completed, you can launch GNU Emacs by running the command:
emacs
If you want to launch Emacs with a specific file, say a cpp file, run the command:
emacs <filename>.cpp
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install GNU Emacs on Arch Linux using the terminal. GNU Emacs is a powerful text editor, and it’s worth testing out its features to see whether it suits your workflow.
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