From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Kangas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#48023: download.html has better instructions for non-free systems Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:51:57 -0500 Message-ID: References: <83im47j1jo.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="14230"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 48023@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii , rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 27 15:53:15 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO9K-0003N4-PO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:53:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44822 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO9J-0003pP-Kj for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:53:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59684) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO98-0003mA-3U for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:53:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:36801) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO97-0007Mu-QT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:53:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO97-0006ny-NU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:53:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Kangas Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:53:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 48023 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 48023-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B48023.161953152626076 (code B ref 48023); Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:53:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 48023) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2021 13:52:06 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48347 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO8E-0006mV-HE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:52:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pl1-f171.google.com ([209.85.214.171]:44914) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbO8C-0006ly-ER for 48023@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:52:05 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-pl1-f171.google.com with SMTP id y1so15245434plg.11 for <48023@debbugs.gnu.org>; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:52:04 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=pntnt49GW/KMH0VyykcFCPk6kepHk73OwU1CZSwquB0=; b=R01S4aDJEf6sua7r+IVshQbiqcpNnCNlfZIGZWypEJvwQcb63E7VDrYp/k62UoMfr/ NCgqTic8SrsiyIyv1nrimh7VaYshHAbyxKmjP7ALfMpY4baNVQPlcs4ixajgYcaEZoWp 1ZOgQAssvhki8mn7mCSv8e/Hli5GIfh3tKmiaeqtoEkOyvzuCnhp4Qr9nbBjgRVs1fgw c79vAHWVfYg1ZPPdx1U8QZUEa45mgaEbEtdTqg349SzlogoZqtbJeNp20xFn52Z+MHuY bD4k9UQfM0QL4SKOvOxnmQKXaVhpVqTDTcanEkjVNXSlclCJBw9AJ6qG6o6C5Ewc4DzK 8h3g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5306SxlnWaz24a0jI8QSjkMDO1Do4oVjrJCAclBaQhb4AkLpEw88 be3t9oEX25JbA2feYHeQUG8WBi/cYRw2xbFIXfU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwy2YZZJXKrEFuKvoGtzGgWonJGSRUPMxnkRC/NwllOvN1RfltkRRpS0qmkz1DLSbgKaEctVM2ZTt1c0odjLRY= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:19ca:: with SMTP id nm10mr27721795pjb.175.1619531518509; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:51:58 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from 753933720722 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:51:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: <83im47j1jo.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:205017 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Richard Stallman >> 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'. >> >> 
guix package -i emacs
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sudo apt-get install emacs
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sudo pacman -S emacs
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sudo dnf install emacs
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sudo zypper install emacs
>> >> 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.