Re: Installing Emacs on MobaXterm

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On Sunday, February 19, 2023 7:03 AM, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:  

>
>     * keegan afonso <keegan.9377@gmail.com> [2023-02-19 17:05]:
>     > Thanks for the suggestion. I actually got it to install using another
>     > method. I downloaded an .mxt3 file from the MobaXterm website for
> Emacs.
>     > After this, I was able to run it from the terminal, although it is a
>     > slightly older version (24.3) and I cannot uninstall this. I have
> contacted
>     > MobaXterm to check whether it is possible to install the latest
>     > version.
>  
>     Good for you.
>  
>     Anyway, we do not support proprietary software on this mailing list.  
>     >

I don't think emacs is proprietary software. Mobaxterm seems to be a packaging
of cygwin.  

  

If the mxt3 file uses cygwin, emacs might be able to be uninstalled via cygwin
package manager.  

  

Windows now supports Linux natively, however. So, one could for example,
install Ubuntu instead of cygwin and you would get a more recent version of
emacs available to you via apt package manager, under Ubuntu. The Ubuntu
community tends to be friendly and helpful.  

  

Kendall