On Mon, 2012-03-26 at 11:14 -0400, Nick Dokos wrote: > Steven Buczkowski <steven.buczkow...@gmail.com> wrote: >
> Yup: apt-get will get you an ancient org-mode release. > > You probably ended up with a "frankenstein" org-mode install with bits > and pieces coming from various places: I'd suggest doing "apt-get remove > org-mode" to get rid of the ancient version and then reinstalling from > the tar file - or, perhaps even better, the git repository: most of us > have found that staying on the bleeding edge is a rewarding experience > (even if an occasionally bloody :-) one - but that happens only > rarely). And even if you run into trouble, with git it is easy to > backtrack and use an official release. Make sure to follow to the > letter the installation instructions in the manual in these cases. > Yep, that's better. I had tried apt-get remove but needed to be a little more aggressive, apparently. I'm now getting far enough along in my knowledge and workflow with org-mode that I think I can start risking living on the bleeding edge. Thanks for the suggestions! steven
