Emacs is a very useful and feature-rich text editor that can be used across multiple different platforms. Because of its extensive support for writing code in different languages, it is preferred by most of the programmers.
Here at LinuxAPT, as part of our Server Management Services, we regularly help our Customers to perform Software related Installation tasks.
In this context, we shall look into how to install Emacs editor on Ubuntu 20.04.
To install Emacs editor in Ubuntu 20.04, you can use either of the methods provided below;
To use the Snap package manager to install the Emacs editor in Ubuntu 20.04, you will have to perform these steps:
i. Install the Emacs Editor through the Snap Package Manager in Ubuntu 20.04:
The Emacs editor can be installed on Ubuntu 20.04 by using the Snap package manager with the following command:
$ sudo snap install emacs --classicOnce the Emacs editor is successfully installed, you will receive a success message.
ii. Check the Installed Version of Emacs Editor in Ubuntu 20.04:
We can also check the installed version of Emacs editor through this method by running the following command:
$ /snap/bin/emacs --versionThis will display the version of the Emacs editor installed on our Ubuntu 20.04 system.
To use the PPA repository to install the Emacs editor in Ubuntu 20.04, you will have to perform these steps:
i. Add the Emacs PPA Repository to your Ubuntu 20.04 System:
First, we will add the Emacs PPA repository to our Ubuntu 20.04 system with the following command:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelleyk/emacsThis will add the Emacs PPA repository successfully to your Ubuntu 20.04 system.
ii. Update your Ubuntu 20.04 System:
After adding the Emacs PPA repository to our system, we will update it with the following command for the new changes to take effect.
$ sudo apt-get update
iii. Install the Desired Version of Emacs on your Ubuntu 20.04 System:
Now, we will install the desired version of the Emacs editor on our Ubuntu 20.04 system with the following command:
$ sudo apt install emacs26iv. Check the Installed Version of Emacs Editor in Ubuntu 20.04:
We can also check the installed version of Emacs editor through this method by running the following command:
$ emacs --version
This will display the version of the Emacs editor installed on our Ubuntu 20.04 system.
v. Search for the Emacs Editor via the Activities Search Bar in Ubuntu 20.04:
We can also look for the Emacs editor by typing its name in the Activities search bar.
Whenever you are done with using the Emacs editor in Ubuntu 20.04 and you do not need this editor any longer, you can remove it along with its configuration files with the command shown below:
$ sudo apt-get purge emacs26Now, we can even remove all the dependent packages that were installed along with the Emacs editor by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get autoremoveThis action will remove all its dependent packages from Ubuntu 20.04 system.
This article covers methods to install Emacs editor in the Ubuntu 20.04 system. Emacs is a text editor designed for POSIX operating systems and available on Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows, and so on.
Emacs is an open-source, cross-platform editor that is highly customizable and provides a user-friendly interface to its users.
It Provide features like multiple editing modes, full Unicode support for scripts, text manipulation tools, and integration with numerous external tools like the shell and git clearly gives an indication of how powerful it is.
To Install Emacs on Linux:
You can check if your Linux system has emacs installed by simply running the following command:
$ emacs
If you get an error message such as "-bash: -bash:: command not found", then you need to install it.
To install the emacs packages, run the command:
$ yum install emacs
On Ubuntu, execute:
$ apt-get install emacs
To install Emacs using Snap on Ubuntu:
Execute the following command in the command line:
$ sudo snap install emacs --classic
Once this is done, you can find Emacs in your list of installed applications.
