Okay, so this is probably a stupid question, I use Pop!_OS & the current emacs version is Emacs-27 So, If I had to install the latest one (Emacs-29.1 or even Emacs-30.0.93) what does one have to do, compile it manually ?
Or is there another way ?
There is a snap package which should be more up-to-date, but I’m not sure I would recommend that for an editor. Compiling from source would be fine, as it will default install into /usr/local and shouldn’t affect the existing install. Afterwards you may need to update the link to emacs in your /bin folder (manually or via update alternatives) or add the folder where the new emacs is to your path at the front.
if the snap package is anything like the flatpak, i wouldn’t recommend it. the sandboxing gets in the way of a lot of stuff, including compilation, lsp, etc. it was a pain last time i tried it, unfortunately
i use debian, so i had to do this:
apt build-dep emacsi assume pop os to be debian-based, so that’ll work for you too. this ensures every dependency is available beforehand so you don’t get to a scenario where emacs builds successfully, but something basic like gtk support is missing
then you clone emacs and then
./configure && make && make install. i use it for work everyday and it works pretty well
