# Emacs Kicker

DevFeed: [Emacs Kicker](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/emacs-kicker-34410.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2011/04/emacs-kicker/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2011-04-15T19:30:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emacs.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/file.md>)

Tags: [emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emacs.md>), [external](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/external.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/file.md>), [mac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mac.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [settings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/settings.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces emacs-kicker, a 128-line Emacs user initialization file based on el-get for external packages. It describes its package selection, custom key bindings, system-specific settings, and how to try it by cloning the repository.

## Source excerpt

Following up on the very popular emacs-starter-kit, I'm now proposing the emacs-kicker. It's about the .emacs file you've seen in older posts here, which I maintain for some colleagues. After all, if they find it useful, some more people might to, so I've decided to publish it. What you'll find is a very simple 128 lines Emacs user init file, based on el-get for external packages. A not so random selection of those is used, here's the list when you hide some details: