GNU Emacs is a powerful and extensible text editor used by programmers, writers, and users around the world. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install GNU Emacs on Debian Latest via the command line.
Before we start the installation, it's important to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
This will update the package lists and install any available updates.
To install GNU Emacs on Debian Latest, run the command below:
sudo apt install emacs
This command will install GNU Emacs and its dependencies. You will be prompted to enter your password.
Once the installation is complete, you can verify that GNU Emacs is installed correctly by running the following command:
emacs --version
This command will display the version of GNU Emacs installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNU Emacs on Debian Latest. You can now start using it by running the command below:
emacs
This will start GNU Emacs in the terminal. You can also start GNU Emacs in graphical mode by running the following command:
emacs -nw
This will start GNU Emacs in a graphical window.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install GNU Emacs on Debian Latest. You also learned how to verify the installation and start using GNU Emacs in graphical mode. Now that you have GNU Emacs installed, you can start exploring its powerful features and customizing it to your liking. Happy editing!
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