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I think I may have pulled it up once and found it to be too much for simple tasks. I just stayed with VI whenever I am in Linux
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I think I may have pulled it up once and found it to be too much for simple tasks. I just stayed with VI whenever I am in Linux

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<i>but requires compiling thus more manual intervention</i><br />
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As does much of the software I installed in Linux after initial installation.
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but requires compiling thus more manual intervention

As does much of the software I installed in Linux after initial installation.

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$ emacs xyz.log<br />
-bash: emacs: command not found<br />
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i am getting above error.<br />
<br />
how to install and use emacs.<br />
<br />
vi is better or emacs is better to use?<br />
<br />
what is <br />
meta D means<br />
how it is different from control D<br />
<br />
<br />
please advise on advantages, disadvantages of each
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$ emacs xyz.log
-bash: emacs: command not found

i am getting above error.

how to install and use emacs.

vi is better or emacs is better to use?

what is 
meta D means
how it is different from control D


please advise on advantages, disadvantages of each

emacs

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

Linux

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Today, it is a modern OS with many commercial flavors and licensees, including FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard’s UX, IBM AIX and Apple Mac OS-X. Apart from its command-line interface, most UNIX variations support the standardized X Window System for GUIs, with the exception of the Mac OS, which uses a proprietary system.

Unix OS

A Linux distribution is an operating system made as a software collection based on the Linux kernel and, often, on a package management system and are available for a variety of systems. A typical Linux distribution comprises a Linux kernel, GNU tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system (the most common being the X Window System), a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most Linux systems are open-source software made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software. Over three hundred distributions are in active development, including commercially backed distributions (such as Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu) and community-driven distributions (such as Debian, Slackware, Gentoo and Arch Linux).