AUCtex missing from the emacs package list

Question

I'm trying to install Auctex on a Mac using the emacs package manager. AUCtex is available through GNU ELPA. My .emacs file is as follows:

(add-to-list 'package-archives
         '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
(add-to-list 'package-archives
             '("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/") t)
(add-to-list 'package-archives
             '("elpa" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/") t)

(package-initialize)

When I type M-x package-list , I can see a list of packages in the elope, Melba, and gnu archives. I can see packages like auctex-cluttex but I can not see the AUCtex package itself. What am I doing wrong here?

Answer 1

Try updating the package content with the following command, then try to install the desired package again.

M-x package-refresh-contents

This informs Emacs about latest versions of all packages.