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In my emacs 24.3, I can't find the AUCTeX package. If I enter PACKAGE-LIST-PACKAGE, I find various packages for AUCTeX like "auctex-lua" or "auto-complete for auctex". However, there is no auctex package that I can install. Why is it gone ?

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AUCTeX is available via GNU ELPA, not MELPA.

You can configure multiple repositories, e.g. by using add-to-list instead of setting package-archives directly:

(add-to-list 'package-archives
             '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)

This should keep GNU ELPA in your list of archives, but in case it doesn't you can always add it back. It should look something like

("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")

Once you've done this you should be able to install AUCTeX via package.el.

Note that this is likely the one repository that most users should have in their package-archives list. It's the official GNU repository, enabled by default. Of course, feel free to add others as you wish!

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  • When I add "(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)" to the .emacs file, I get the error message "Symbol's value as variable is void: package-archives" – Graph4Me Consultant Feb 02 '16 at 09:00
  • I managed to install it though, by just using the elpa line you wrote. However its not working. My 'package-activated-list' says: (auctex auto-compile auto-complete-auctex auto-complete expand-region nnir-est packed dash popup yasnippet). However, when I open a .tex file its only in "(Text fill)" mode – Graph4Me Consultant Feb 02 '16 at 10:31
  • @Graph4Me, don't you already have a configuration for `package.el` somewhere? Where are you currently configuring MELPA? – ChrisGPT was on strike Feb 02 '16 at 13:24