Need emacs, gcc, and other goodies

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  • March 17, 2021 at 10:59 pm #55930
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      New user here! Nice distro!!!
      I need my “old familiars” to do some hacking.
      Nothing to be found using the synaptic package manager.
      How do I get that to happen? TIA

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      March 17, 2021 at 11:24 pm #55931
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        apt install emacs

        LOL

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        March 18, 2021 at 12:06 am #55936
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          On synaptic hit the reload button on first use.
          you probably want to install the build-essential package
          that pulls in gcc.

          March 18, 2021 at 12:08 am #55937
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            > Nothing to be found using the synaptic package manager

            nothing found? happens when somebuddy has not yet performed apt update (or, within synaptic, “Reload”)

            March 18, 2021 at 2:55 am #55945
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              @linuxdaddy, @skidoo : Not used to using GUI distros. I did `apt-get update’ beforehand. Thanks for the input!

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              March 18, 2021 at 5:13 am #55948
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                From a terminal you would need to run it with more authority

                sudo apt update

                March 18, 2021 at 3:43 pm #55969
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                  When I do a fresh install of antiX the first thing I do is

                  sudo apt update
                  sudo apt full-upgrade

                  Then, if I can’t install something from apt I check the repology website to see if it will tell me where to find the package. If it is in a “testing” repo I temporarily enable the usually disabled testing repo using the Control Centre|System|Edit Config Files.

                  Then run sudo apt update again. Then use apt install packagename.

                  Then I immediately go back to Control Centre|System|Edit Config Files and DISABLE the repo I previously enabled (for temporary use only) and then run sudo apt update again.

                  I learned how to do this from the fine people in this forum. No GUI needed. You could use the command line and a console editor instead of the Control Centre. But the Control Centre makes it easier to get to the correct file.

                  Welcome to antiX.
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                  March 18, 2021 at 5:13 pm #55977
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                    Excellent! Many thanks!!

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