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Installing Emacs 24

We'll need Emacs 24.x to take advantage of the prelude starter pack by Bozhidar Batsov.
Prelude is under active maintenance by Batsov and dedicated prelude users. The code is
maintained on GitHub ( https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude ) , where there is a detailed
README. This software is optional; however, it adds many convenient features and reas-
onable default configuration settings. Installation procedures for Emacs vary greatly by op-
erating system, but you can consult the following table for the software locations:

OS Link

Windows http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/

Mac OS X http://emacsformacosx.com/builds

Source http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-24.3.tar.gz

If you are a Windows user and are having trouble installing Emacs, consult the guide at ht-
tps://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/efaq-w32.html . Mac users should
find the binaries listed in the previous section sufficient. If you are using a *nix machine,
you can either use your package manager to install Emacs or build from the source. If you
use the package manager, be sure to install Emacs' major version 24. In a Debian-based
system, the command is apt-get install emacs24 .