First version of the init files

init.el

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+;;; init.el --- Init -*- no-byte-compile: t; lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Author: James Cherti
+;; URL: https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d
+;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "29.1"))
+;; Keywords: maint
+;; Version: 1
+;; SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;; This is the main initialization file for Emacs. It configures package
+;; archives, ensures essential packages like `use-package` are installed, and
+;; sets up further package management and customization settings.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;;; package: Set package archives for package installation
+(progn
+  (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+  (setq package-quickstart nil)
+
+  (when (version< emacs-version "28")
+    (add-to-list 'package-archives
+                 '("nongnu" . "https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/")))
+  (add-to-list 'package-archives
+               '("stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/"))
+  (add-to-list 'package-archives
+               '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
+
+  (customize-set-variable 'package-archive-priorities
+                          '(("gnu"    . 99)
+                            ("nongnu" . 80)
+                            ("stable" . 70)
+                            ("melpa"  . 0)))
+  (when package-enable-at-startup
+    (package-initialize)))
+
+;;; use-package:
+(progn
+  ;; Always ensure packages are installed
+  (setq use-package-always-ensure t)
+
+  ;; Ensure the 'use-package' package is installed
+  (unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+    (package-install 'use-package))
+
+  ;; Load use-package for package configuration
+  (eval-when-compile
+    (require 'use-package)))
+
+;;; Load user-init.el
+(let ((user-init-file (expand-file-name "user-init.el"
+                                        user-emacs-directory)))
+  (when (file-exists-p user-init-file)
+    (load user-init-file)))
+
+(provide 'init)
+
+;;; init.el ends here