Re: emacs24 problem of installation on Debian testing (jessie)

[Joseph Vidal-Rosset]

Hello Ernest, hello the list

I am sorry to say that, after a clean install of the last Debian testing
 and even the application of the command that you just gave to me, the
problem is always the same.

Best wishes

Jo.


2014/1/5 Joseph Vidal-Rosset <joseph.vidal.rosset@gmail.com>

>
> 2014/1/5 Ernest Adrogué <nfdisco@gmail.com>
>
>> I would try:
>>
>> apt-get purge '*emacs*'
>> dpkg --clear-avail
>> apt-get update
>> apt-get dist-upgrade
>> apt-get install emacs24
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>
> Thanks Ernest. Finally before receiving your email I have tried to remove
> temporary "dictionaries-common" in order to install first emacs24.3. It was
> a bad idea: I was after that unable to reinstall "dictionaries-common" and
> emacs24.3 was not correctly installed.
> I have lost patience and then I have decided to make a clean installation
> of Debian testing.
>
> But your message helps: I did not know the command "dpkg --clear-avail".
>
> Anyway, many thanks for your kind help,
>
> Best wishes, and happy new year,
>
> Jo.
>