Fixed install-emacs.el

.scripts/install-arch.sh

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sudo pacman -S keepassxc
 # emacs
 sudo pacman -S emacs
 sudo pacman -S aspell-en # English dictionary
-emacs --script install-emacs.el # not working
+emacs --script ~/.scripts/install-emacs.el
 
 # pandoc
 sudo pacman -S pandoc

.scripts/install-deb.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sudo apt-get install nodejs
 # emacs
 sudo apt-get -y install emacs-gtk
 sudo apt-get -y install aspell aspell-en
-emacs --script install-emacs.el
+emacs --script ~/.scripts/install-emacs.el
 
 # pandoc
 sudo apt-get -y install pandoc

.scripts/install-emacs.el

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ;; elisp script for installing emacs packages via MELPA
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/"))
+(package-initialize)
+
+;; setting the default directory for extra packages
+(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/lisp/")
+
 (package-refresh-contents)
-(package-install markdown-mode)
-(package-install wc-mode)
+(package-install 'markdown-mode)
+(package-install 'wc-mode)