Keeping Your Emacs Packages Up To Date - Emacs From Scratch #11

David Wilson explains how to manually and automatically update packages in Emacs using package.el.

In this video, I'll show you how to keep your Emacs packages up to date! You might be surprised to find that Emacs never prompts you to update your packages. We'll learn how to initiate the package upgrade process and I'll also show you a helpful package that can update your packages automatically! Bookmarks: 0:00 Intro 0:35 How do I update my packages? 1:28 The package listing 2:22 Marking packages for upgrade 4:22 Verifying that packges are updated 5:41 Upgrading your packages automatically 12:34 Verifying that we are prompted for upgrade 14:33 Should I update my packages automatically? 16:26 What's next? 17:21 Outro Show notes: github.com/daviwil/emacs-from-scratch/blob/master/show-notes… The configuration for this episode: github.com/daviwil/emacs-from-scratch/blob/4e921ccbe603d5fdd… My Emacs configuration: github.com/daviwil/dotfiles/blob/master/Emacs.org If you enjoy this series, please consider becoming a sponsor on GitHub or Patreon: - github.com/sponsors/daviwil - patreon.com/SystemCrafters You can also leave a tip via PayPal: paypal.me/daviwil Follow me on Twitter for more Emacs content! twitter.com/SystemCrafters Chat with the System Crafters community on Discord: discord.gg/yVD8Gx6 Intro music: Coriolis Effect by logos feat. stefsax, licensed CC-BY ccmixter.org/files/mseq/26296