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Org is included in all recent distributions of GNU Emacs, so you
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probably do not need to install it. Most users will simply activate
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Org and begin exploring its many features.
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Org is included in distributions of GNU Emacs, you probably do not
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need to install it. Most users will simply activate Org and begin
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exploring its features.
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If, for one reason or another, you want to install Org on top of this
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pre-packaged version, you can use the Emacs package system or clone
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Org's git repository.
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Org's git repository. We *strongly recommend* sticking to a single
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installation method.
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We *strongly recommend* sticking to a single installation method.
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When installing Org on top of the pre-packaged version, please note
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that Org stable versions are meant to be fully compatible with the
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last three stable versions of Emacs but not with older Emacsen.
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*** Using Emacs packaging system
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