Install Emacs 26.2 & Keep Updated via Snap in Ubuntu 18.04 / Higher

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The latest Gnu Emacs text editor 26.2 now can be easily installed it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and even ubuntu 16.04 via Snap package.

Snap is a containerised software package runs in most Linux desktop. It bundles most required runtime libraries and auto-updates itself.

The community build of Gnu Emacs snap package is available a few days ago. And you can easily installed in Ubuntu via following steps.

For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply search for and install Gnu Emacs in Ubuntu Software utility.

There are a few Emacs packages available, DO CHECK the package details for package version and source

For Ubuntu 16.04, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and install snapd daemon first via command:

sudo apt install snapd

Typer your password for sudo prompts (no visual feedback) and hit Enter.

install-snapd

Then run command to install Emacs 26.2 snap package:

sudo snap install emacs --classic

snap-install-emacs

Like normal software packages, open Emacs 26 from your system application launcher once installed.