1. Open emacs in the default fundamental mode (not in an org file).
2. Run M-x package-refresh
3. Run M-x package-install RET org followed by spacebar then RET.

The extra was essential in my case.

In my vanilla emacs install, package-install wanted to offer autocorrect for the org-edna and orgalist packages, so the spacebar was required to get emacs to move past those and recognize the entry for the plain-old org package.

1. Open emacs in the default fundamental mode (not in an org file).
2. Run M-x package-refresh
3. Run M-x package-install RET org followed by spacebar then RET.

The extra space at the end of org was essential in my case.

In my vanilla emacs install, package-install wanted to offer autocorrect for the org-edna and orgalist packages, so the spacebar was required to get emacs to move past those and recognize the entry for the plain-old org package.

1. Open emacs in the default fundamental mode (not in an org file).
2. Run M-x package-refresh
3. Run M-x package-install RET org followed by spacebar then RET.

The extra was essential in my case.

In my vanilla emacs install, package-install wanted to offer autocorrect for the org-edna and orgalist packages, so the spacebar was required to get emacs to move past those and recognize the entry for the plain-old org package.

I'm new to StackExchange, hope I did this correctly. :)

1. Open emacs in the default fundamental mode (not in an org file).
2. Run M-x package-refresh
3. Run M-x package-install RET org followed by spacebar then RET.

The extra was essential in my case.

In my vanilla emacs install, package-install wanted to offer autocorrect for the org-edna and orgalist packages, so the spacebar was required to get emacs to move past those and recognize the entry for the plain-old org package.