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Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate?

From	Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate?
Date	2018-05-28 21:30 +0200
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Richard Owlett wrote:
> In another thread I asked for text editor recommendations to address a 
> Later someone else suggested emacs.
> My mental image of "emacs" was of something for a 'dumb terminal'.
> I went to Synaptic searching for 'emacs'.
> Got a hit for a metapaqckage - *NO* associated homepage.
> Did a web search for 'emacs' which linked to 
> [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/] which gave no relevant answers.

The "documentation" link at the top didn't give you any clues?

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/documentation.html

Or directly to the manual itself:
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/index.html

There is also a print manual (still undergoing volunteer proofreading,
according to the "Purchase" link) -- you can get a free (as in beer) PDF
version.  It's 635 pages long.

> *HOWEVER!!!!!*
> The first line stated "Emacs 26.1 is out, download it here!"
> Bu [https://packages.debian.org/stretch/emacs] refers to
> "Package: emacs (46.1)".

And goes onto say that it's a metapackage that depends on emacs24; so,
in true Debian fashion, they're on what they consider to be "stable",
even if it means it's a few versions behind.

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Thread

Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-28 21:00 +0200
  Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-28 21:30 +0200
    Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-28 22:10 +0200
      Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-28 23:30 +0200
      Re: Usability BUG - Which package appropriate? likcoras <likcoras@riseup.net> - 2018-05-29 10:10 +0200

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