Ubuntu 16.04

1. Install Emacs 16.2

2. Install gnu-elpa-keyring-update

akose@melmac:~$ gpg2 --homedir ~/.emacs.d/elpa/gnupg --keyserver  
hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 066DAFCB81E42C40


gpg: key 81E42C40: public key "GNU ELPA Signing Agent (2019)  
<elpasign@elpa.gnu.org>" imported  
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found  
gpg: Total number processed: 1  
gpg: imported: 1  
akose@melmac:~$  
akose@melmac:~$  
akose@melmac:~$  
akose@melmac:~$ gpg2 --homedir ~/.emacs.d/elpa/gnupg/ --list-keys  
/home/akose/.emacs.d/elpa/gnupg//pubring.kbx  
\--------------------------------------------  
pub dsa2048/7FBDEF9B 2014-09-24 [SC] [expired: 2019-09-23]  
uid [ expired] GNU ELPA Signing Agent <elpasign@elpa.gnu.org>


pub rsa3072/81E42C40 2019-04-23 [SC] [expires: 2024-04-21]  
uid [ unknown] GNU ELPA Signing Agent (2019) <elpasign@elpa.gnu.org>

3. Install Source Code Pro font

4. Used ivy during install, helm fails to install

Environment Variables

Use ~/.spacemacs.env for loading environment variables in spacemacs.

https://develop.spacemacs.org/doc/DOCUMENTATION.html#environment-variables-and-path

Issues and Solutions

Can not find python executable

This error was coming up for eldoc - which was looking for python executable but there is only pyhton3 in the system.

file-missing Searching for program No such file or directory python

You need to set the default python interpreter, execute the following command

M-x customize-group RET python RET

Find Python Shell Interpreter variable and set it to python3.

Tar not found when installing from melpa

File error: https://melpa.org/packages/flycheck-20150831.1343.tar, Not found

If you get an error like above while trying to install a package, refresh package database.

package-refresh-contents

Alp Kose

Setup Spacemacs

Issues and Solutions