branch: externals/ement
commit 8f6fef38a93a00e861fff7e4d9d72c395166b563
Author: Adam Porter <a...@alphapapa.net>
Commit: Adam Porter <a...@alphapapa.net>
Docs: Update installation section
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** GNU ELPA
-Ement.el is published in [[http://elpa.gnu.org/][GNU ELPA]], so it may be
installed in Emacs with the command ~M-x package-install RET ement RET~. This
is the recommended way to install Ement.el, as it will install the current
stable release.
+Ement.el is published in [[http://elpa.gnu.org/][GNU ELPA]] as
[[https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ement.html][ement]], so it may be installed in
Emacs with the command ~M-x package-install RET ement RET~. This is the
recommended way to install Ement.el, as it will install the current stable
release.
** GNU Guix
-Ement.el is also available in [[https://guix.gnu.org/][GNU Guix]] as
[[https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/emacs-ement/][emacs-ement]].
+Ement.el is available in [[https://guix.gnu.org/][GNU Guix]] as
[[https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/emacs-ement/][emacs-ement]].
-** Debian
+** Debian, Ubuntu
-Ement.el is also available in Debian as
[[https://packages.debian.org/elpa-ement][elpa-ement]].
+Ement.el is available in [[https://packages.debian.org/elpa-ement][Debian as
elpa-ement]] and in
[[https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&keywords=elpa-ement&searchon=names][Ubuntu
as elpa-ement]].
+
+** Nix
+
+Ement.el is available in [[https://nixos.org/][NixOS]] as
[[https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=23.05&show=emacsPackages.ement&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=ement][emacsPackages.ement]].
+
+** Other distributions
+
+Ement.el is also available in some other distributions. See
[[https://repology.org/project/emacs:ement/related][Repology]] for details.
** Git master
-The ~master~ branch of the Git repository is intended to be usable at all
times; only minor bugs are expected to be found in it before a new stable
release is made. To install from this, it is recommended to use
[[https://github.com/quelpa/quelpa-use-package][quelpa-use-package]], like this:
+The ~master~ branch of the Git repository is intended to be usable at all
times; only minor bugs are expected to be found in it before a new stable
release is made.
+
+To install, it is recommended to use
[[https://github.com/quelpa/quelpa-use-package][quelpa-use-package]], like this
(using
[[https://github.com/alphapapa/unpackaged.el#upgrade-a-quelpa-use-package-forms-package][this
helpful command]] for upgrading versions):
#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
;; Install and load `quelpa-use-package'.
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ The ~master~ branch of the Git repository is intended to be
usable at all times;
:quelpa (ement :fetcher github :repo "alphapapa/ement.el"))
#+END_SRC
-One might also use systems like
[[https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el][Straight]] (which is also
used by [[https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs][DOOM]]) to install from Git,
but the author cannot offer support for them.
+One might also use systems like
[[https://github.com/progfolio/elpaca][Elpaca]] or
[[https://github.com/radian-software/straight.el][Straight]] (which is also
used by [[https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs][DOOM]]), but the author
cannot offer support for them.
** Manual
