Where to get emacs or pico

[Techwhore]

I installed Mandrake 8.1 and the only non-GUI editor it came with was VI I can't believe it wouldn't come with emacs or pico but whatever. I've been using kate but i need something to edit with over ssh and i hate VI, please help.

Thanks

 

[jpsj82]

I did a quick search at cnet downloads and this is what I found for linux an emacs. I didn't find pico though.

emacs at cnet

 

[FOBSIDE]

rpmfind

 

[Nothinman]

They should be on the CD, I couldn't see MDK shipping without atleast emacs.

Even though I love vi and woudln't notice =)

 

[n0cmonkey]

I would just learn vi and shut up. But you arent me, and I dont expect everyone to enjoy the simplicity of vi, so check gnu.org for emacs. Its there, I just checked on it (along with plenty of other gnu software. And using a little known site, freshmeat.net, I found pico. Just do a quick search there.

 

[Buddha Bart]

pico doesn't actually come on its own, its bundled with Pine. So install pine and you'll be set.

(in case you didn't know, pine's a mail reader like mutt)

bart

 

[fow99]

Don't know about pico but emacs only comes with X version nowadays.

btw. What's the problem with vi?

 

[Nothinman]

Don't know about pico but emacs only comes with X version nowadays

emacs works fine without X, xemacs is a spin off of emacs with better X support but even so I'm pretty sure it still has a console only version.

 

[fow99]

<< Don't know about pico but emacs only comes with X version nowadays

emacs works fine without X, xemacs is a spin off of emacs with better X support but even so I'm pretty sure it still has a console only version. >>



I am not saying that there isn't a non-X version of emacs. But the distros don't come with them by default.