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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-e
     - [Why the reflexive disabling of the menu bar?](#why-the-reflexive-disabling-of-the-menu-bar)
     - [Why did the author develop minimal-emacs.d?](#why-did-the-author-develop-minimal-emacsd)
     - [How to keep minimal-emacs.d pre-\*.el and post-\*.el files in a separate directory?](#how-to-keep-minimal-emacsd-pre-el-and-post-el-files-in-a-separate-directory)
+    - [How to make minimal-emacs.d install packages in the early-init phase, instead of init?](#how-to-make-minimal-emacsd-install-packages-in-the-early-init-phase-instead-of-init)
     - [Are there any comments from users?](#are-there-any-comments-from-users)
   - [Features](#features)
   - [Author and license](#author-and-license)
@@ -720,6 +721,25 @@ To ensure the `minimal-emacs.d` configuration loads `post-early-init.el`, `pre-i
 
 This will ensure that the `minimal-emacs.d` configuration loads `post-early-init.el`, `pre-init.el`, and `post-init.el` from `~/.config/minimal-emacs.d/`.
 
+### How to make minimal-emacs.d install packages in the early-init phase, instead of init?
+
+To load packages in the early-init phase, add the following to `post-early-init.el`:
+```elisp
+(setq minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh nil)
+
+;; Initialize packages in the early-init phase instead of init
+(progn
+  (package-initialize)
+  (unless package-archive-contents
+    (package-refresh-contents))
+  (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+    (package-install 'use-package))
+  (eval-when-compile
+    (require 'use-package)))
+```
+
+The drawback of using early-init phase instead of init.el is that if a package fails, you will not be able to see anything in the Emacs GUI. You will need to open the terminal to view Emacs's stdout.
+
 ### Are there any comments from users?
 
 A [user commented on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1feaf37/comment/lmw7ijd/) that after switching to `minimal-emacs.d`, their configuration execution time decreased from 3 seconds to just 1 second by simply replacing their `init.el` and `early-init.el` files with those from the project. Please [send me](https://www.jamescherti.com/contact/) your feedback and I'll add it to this README.md file.