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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, rms@gnu.org
Cc: 48023@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48023: download.html has better instructions for non-free systems
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:51:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmnK9mq9e5ersr8c2gTQRKijvBptPTsCZomKveAUw5shOw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83im47j1jo.fsf@gnu.org>

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:50:31 -0400
>> Cc: 48023@debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>>    Here are some of the commands that various GNU/Linux distros
>>    use to install a package named 'emacs'.
>>
>>                    <pre>guix package -i emacs</pre>
>>
>>                    <pre>sudo apt-get install emacs</pre>
>>
>>                    <pre>sudo pacman -S emacs</pre>
>>
>>                    <pre>sudo dnf install emacs</pre>
>>
>>                    <pre>sudo zypper install emacs</pre>
>>
>>    On some systems, the package name must include the Emacs
>>    version number, such as  'emacs-27.1', instead of  'emacs'.
>
> This LGTM, thanks.
>
> Stefan, do you like it?

Yes, it works for me.  How about extending it slightly, along these
lines?

    If your GNU/Linux distribution includes a graphical package manager,
    this is often the easiest way to install Emacs.  Please refer to the
    documentation for your distribution for full instructions on how to
    install a package.

    You might prefer installing from the command-line.  Here are some of
    the commands that various GNU/Linux distributions use to install a
    package named 'emacs'.

    [commands here]

>> All in all, it may be better to say "see the package installation
>> instructions for your distro" rather than duplicating that information
>> from various distros here.
>
> If indeed we cannot says something like the above without confusing
> people, maybe this latter way is the best we can do.  But I'd prefer
> to use the former, if we can reliably say something like that.

I tend to agree with Eli.





  reply	other threads:[~2021-04-27 13:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-04-26  1:49 bug#48023: download.html has better instructions for non-free systems Stefan Kangas
2021-04-26  4:42 ` Richard Stallman
2021-04-26 19:01   ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-26 22:30   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-27  3:50     ` Richard Stallman
2021-04-27 13:32       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-27 13:51         ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2021-04-28  3:39           ` Richard Stallman
2021-04-28 10:08             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-28 10:41               ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-28 13:14                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-28  3:36         ` Richard Stallman
2021-04-26 11:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-26 20:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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