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ELPA stands for Emacs Lisp Package Archive a simple package manager for Emacs, and a repository of pre-packed Emacs Lisp code.

ELPA stands for Emacs Lisp Package Archive a simple package manager for Emacs, and a repository of pre-packed Emacs Lisp code. You can access the repository at: http://elpa.gnu.org/. For more information, please refer: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ELPA

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How to debug package-install failing to install package

I'm trying to install auctex which is on the the gnu elpa.gnu.org repo but it gets stuck for some reason on downloading. I can't find anything online for this problem so I'm guessing this is something specific to my setup and not something wrong…
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AUCTeX package missing in emacs

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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In Emacs, how can I see which slime version is being used?

I just upgraded my slime using elpa in Emacs. But I wonder if things are like they should be now, because when I removed the old version using elpa, it complained it could not remove a certain folder. So, when I start up Emacs (I know, I shouldn't…
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Ignore ELPA files in recentf

I update from ELPA/MELPA regularly. Unfortunately, the files the Emacs package manager manipulates show up in my recentf list, basically making it useless since it's always full from whatever files were updated, and not files that I actually care…
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Installing emacs packages (elpa) and also adding loading code to .emacs?

I've installed a few packages from elpa and melpa. Some packages don't really require that I edit my .emacs file to add any hooks or include a (require 'fn) line. On the other hand some packages provide instructions that explain editing the .emacs…
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Cannot open load file error when pulling .emacs.d from version control using ELPA

I've searched all over for an answer to this, and I can't seem to figure it out. I installed auctex using package.el (elpa) in GNU Emacs 24.3.1. I'm trying to use Github for version control, and I'm keeping all of my customizations and preferences…
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elpa + ESS + auto-complete works only partially

in an Emacs-loving rampage I installed a bunch of packages via elpa (MELPA/marmalade). Here I see that ESS supports advanced AC with a fancy dropdown menu, with documentation etc. out of the box. However I can only use the basic one (e.g. I write…
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emacs elpa version of auctex has no "auctex.el"

To set up auctex in Emacs you are told to include (load "auctex.el" nil t t) ...etc. in your init/.emacs file. But if you installed auctex with elpa (which puts files in ~/.emacs.d/elpa/auctex-11.86/), you have no auctex.el and the (load ...)…
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Can't see marmalade repo on emacs 24 on OSX 10.6.8

I'm trying to set up emacs 24 to use with clojure on osx. I've installed emacs 24 from emacsformacosx.com, and I've added the following code to ~/.emacs.d/init.el: (require 'package) (add-to-list 'package-archives '("marmalade" .…
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Doom Emacs on Windows - Generating autoloads does not terminate when installing packages

I have a running Doom Emacs configuration on my Linux machine. On my Windows machine I applied roughly the same config, which works for the most part. But whenever I try to install packages using install-package RET some-package-name RET the process…
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having trouble with authinfo proxy settings for emacs

I just started using emacs and I am trying to install the package.el and it has trouble with the proxy. When I try to run the commands from elpa install site the "url-retrieve-synchronously" command returns a buffer with a 407 error (I know this…
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Emacs packages, installing globally versus locally with elpa

I run linux and use different user names to segment different activities. Using elpa, there are some packages that I would like to install so that they get loaded no matter who the user, there are packages that I would like to be loaded for only one…
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Why clojure starts with 'M-x slime' for my Aquamacs without any setup?

I have Aquamacs running on my Mac. I installed the ESK for Aquamacs and it installs ELPA at ~/.emacs.d/elpa. With ELPA, I installed clojure-mode/clojure-est-mode/slime/slime-repl/swank-clojure. The thing is that when I run 'M-x slime', clojure is…
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Using two emacs (Cocoa emacs and Aquamacs) at the same time

I happen to have two emacs on my Mac because of clojure setup. The problem is that Cocoa emacs and Aquamacs uses the same ~/.emacs.d, but the ELPA of Cocoa emacs and that of Aquamacs are not compatible so that some files are overwritten and not…
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Gitignore not ignoring elpa emacs folder

I'm not sure why the gitignore isn't working, but for some reason it continually tries to add the /elpa/ directory to version control. Here is my gitignore (in the root of my dotfiles…
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