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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.md b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.md index 72364b295144..9db1bd594175 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.md +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.md @@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ The server should now be ready to serve Emacs clients. ### Starting the client {#module-services-emacs-starting-client} -Ensure that the emacs server is enabled, either by customizing the +Ensure that the Emacs server is enabled, either by customizing the {var}`server-mode` variable, or by adding `(server-start)` to {file}`~/.emacs`. -To connect to the emacs daemon, run one of the following: +To connect to the Emacs daemon, run one of the following: ``` emacsclient FILENAME emacsclient --create-frame # opens a new frame (window) @@ -339,24 +339,10 @@ This will add the symlink ## Configuring Emacs {#module-services-emacs-configuring} -The Emacs init file should be changed to load the extension packages at -startup: +If you want to only use extension packages from Nixpkgs, you can add +`(setq package-archives nil)` to your init file. -::: {.example #module-services-emacs-package-initialisation} -### Package initialization in `.emacs` - -``` -(require 'package) - -;; optional. makes unpure packages archives unavailable -(setq package-archives nil) - -(setq package-enable-at-startup nil) -(package-initialize) -``` -::: - -After the declarative emacs package configuration has been tested, +After the declarative Emacs package configuration has been tested, previously downloaded packages can be cleaned up by removing {file}`~/.emacs.d/elpa` (do make a backup first, in case you forgot a package). |