How to use X Windows with Emacs on Windows 10 Bash?

Question

I am using the Bash on Ubuntu on Windows program to use Emacs for C++. Right now, I can code everything using the keyboard shortcuts, however, I want to select text with my

Answer 1

The default emacs will work with Xming and other options. The issue is that the default alternative points to the emacs24-nox command. You need to install 'emacs24' instead, which removes emacs24-nox.

$ sudo update-alternatives --query emacs
Name: emacs
Link: /usr/bin/emacs
....
Status: auto
Best: /usr/bin/emacs24-nox
Value: /usr/bin/emacs24-nox

$ sudo apt install emacs24

$ sudo update-alternatives --query emacs
Name: emacs
Link: /usr/bin/emacs
...
Status: auto
Best: /usr/bin/emacs24-x
Value: /usr/bin/emacs24-x

Make sure that $DISPLAY is set correctly.

export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0