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;; package.el is available since emacs 24 (require 'package) ;; Add melpa package source when using package list (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t) ;; Load emacs packages and activate them ;; This must come before configurations o...

;; disable automatic loading of packages after the init file (setq package-enable-at-startup nil) ;; instead load them explicitly (package-initialize) ;; refresh package descriptions (unless package-archive-contents (package-refresh-contents)) ;;; use-package initialization ;;; install ...

Cask is a project management tool which can be also used to easily manage your local emacs configuration. Installing cask is easy. You can either run the following command on the command-line: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cask/cask/master/go | python Or if you are on a mac, you...

el-get is an open source package management system for GNU Emacs. el-get works with melpa, as well as with many common version control systms. Its documentation includes a simple self-installer for your .emacs: (unless (require 'el-get nil t) (url-retrieve "https://raw.github.com/dim...