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How to upgrade packages installed by ELPA in Emacs?

ByEric Ma Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018

ELPA manages packages for Emacs nicely. But, how to upgrade packages installed by ELPA in Emacs? Within Emacs, list all packages by M-x list-packages and it will automatically refresh the archive contents. Then, press U to mark all upgradable packages to be upgraded. Last, press x to perform the new updates. Emacs will then download…

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Making Emacs Start Up Faster

ByEric Ma Mar 31, 2014Aug 30, 2020

I use Emacs in terminals and start/close Emacs frequently as needed like in a file checking-editing-closing loop. However, Emacs seems take some time to start up especially some heavy modes are used. How to make Emacs start up faster? (If you just want the solution/script first, find the command in the summary section.) My solution…