In the spirit of learning Linux, especially (but not just) Ubuntu...

[Tony]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu>  said:
>   
>>> DANG!  I was afraid that would come up.  Now I'm gonna try again to
>>> learn emacs, I guess.   
>>>       
>> Yep.  Not to say I usually do those tasks in emacs, but I've spent
>> enough time on the emacs mailing list
>> (http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs) to know they
>> can be (well).
>>
>> Matt Flaschen
>>     
>
> It doesn't seem to be on my 7.04 so which package would you fine folks
> suggest:
> The program 'emacs' can be found in the following packages:
>  * emacs21
>  * emacs-snapshot
>  * e3
>  * emacs-snapshot-nox
>  * emacs21-nox
>  * jove
>  * emacs-snapshot-gtk
> ??
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
>   


Cybe,

http://peadrop.com/blog/2007/01/06/pretty-emacs/

I use the above version but i am as far from a authority on emacs as you 
can get :}!!

Tony D