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Does someone have a good tutorial to learn this and emacs? I'd like to try (I tried roam research online but couldn't connect, and I'd like to learn also about emacs).


I'd say, first of all, use an existing Emacs setup, like Doom [0]. It's got lots of very reasonable defaults, so you will spend less time being mad at Elisp and more time doing something productive. In addition, if you are used to Vim, you won't have to relearn keybindings.

I personally haven't got to try org-roam yet (I use a somewhat similar workflow though). In terms of learing org-mode, I recommend trying org-capture to quickly write down your thoughts, tasks, etc, and then seeing where it goes from there. I started with just an org-mode file with pile of notes and I gradually discovered the features when I needed them.

[0] https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs


this doom-emac is wonderrful thank you for the reference!


There are many many tutorials out there in the internet for learning Emacs. I would agree with OP's suggestion to start with a starter-kit emacs, like Doom or Spacemacs.

You can check out this video which introduces org-roam for total newcomers to the Emacs ecosystem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg61ocfxk3c

PS: The installation for org-roam in doom has gotten significantly simpler since this video. Check out the official docs for updated instructions.




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