Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net> writes:

> David Bremner <david@tethera.net> writes:
>
>> You might need to install the org-mode package, rather than using the
>> version of org-mode shipped with emacs.
>
> I danced the following tango:
>
> I installed a more up to date version of org through the emacs package
> manager. Might not have been necessary. Then
>
> (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
>
> Then I installed the org-plus-contrib package. Now I can make links,
> thanks.

I'm glad you got it working. For others reading this that prefer to use
debian packages,

% apt-get install org-mode

should suffice.

d