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Installing GNU Emacs on POP! OS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing GNU Emacs on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following packages installed on your system:

• gcc
• make
• autoconf
• texinfo

To install these packages, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install gcc make autoconf texinfo

Downloading GNU Emacs

1. Open a web browser and go to http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/.
2. Click on the "Download" link in the top menu.
3. Locate the latest version of GNU Emacs and click on the link to download it.
4. Save the downloaded file to a convenient location on your computer.

Compiling and Installing GNU Emacs

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the GNU Emacs source code.

2. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:

   tar -xvf emacs-xx.yy.tar.gz
   

   Replace xx.yy with the version number of GNU Emacs that you downloaded.

3. Navigate to the extracted directory by running the following command:

   cd emacs-xx.yy
   

   Replace xx.yy with the version number of GNU Emacs that you downloaded.

4. Configure the build by running the following command:

   ./configure
   

   This will detect your system and create the appropriate Makefile.

5. Install the build dependencies by running the following command:

   sudo apt-get build-dep emacs
   

   This will install any necessary packages that are required for building Emacs. If your system is up-to-date, this command will do nothing.

6. Build the program by running the following command:

   make
   

   This will compile the source code into an executable binary.

7. Install the program by running the following command:

   sudo make install
   

   This will copy the executable to the appropriate location on your system.

Running GNU Emacs

You can now run GNU Emacs by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

emacs

This will open the GNU Emacs editor. Congratulations, you have successfully installed GNU Emacs on POP! OS Latest!

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