How To Install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-common in AlmaLinux 8. emacs-common is Emacs common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8.

What is emacs-common

Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting, modeless text editor. Emacs contains special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read mail, news, and more without leaving the editor. This package contains all the common files needed by emacs, emacs-lucid or emacs-nox.

We can use yum or dnf to install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install emacs-common.

Install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install emacs-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install emacs-common

Install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install emacs-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install emacs-common

How To Uninstall emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the emacs-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove emacs-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-common on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.