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.
next prev parent 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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