can Emacs24 be installed under Ubuntu 20.04
By Sophia Vance
I have a new machine with a fresh install of ubuntu 20.04. For java development I use the emacs/jdee environment. After a fairly rigorous search, the latest emacs version that works with jdee is emacs24. In fact, my older machine (ubuntu 15.04) is running emacs24/jdee. So, I can't use the emacs that pairs with ubuntu 20.04 which I believe is emacs26 or emacs27.
I've also searched around for a recipe to install emacs24 under ubuntu 20.04 and have not found anything that inspires confidence. Can it be done? Or am I in for a lot of trouble trying? If it can be done, I would very much appreciate the recipe for success. Thanks.
1 Answer
Answering my own question. Turns out one can use emacs26 or emacs27, although my own experience is with emacs26. Here's what I ended up doing:
sudo apt-get install emacswhich installed emacs 26.3 build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.14
As for the JDEE environment, I followed the doc provided here, which is to use MELPA and emacs own package manager :
search on that page for 'Installing with the Emacs package system' and follow the instructions. Note I did not install JDEE-Server, only JDEE.
