The Ultimate Emacs Hacking Tutorial in Windows 10 WSL 2

Do you think Emacs’s performance in windows is bad? Do you really want to use a native Speed Emacs in Windows? Do you hate the unnatural path transition between windows convention and Linux convention? Do you feel frustrated when you try to install and configure Emacs in WSL? Do you just want to taste the power of Emacs running in WSL 2?

This tutorial may help you :)

PS: For better reading experience (Especially Inline-Codes), check my original blog: https://elecming.com/post/windows-setup/

What is WSL?

Earlier on August 2, 2016, Microsoft released Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), enabling the native way to run Linux Tools in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.

In May 2019, WSL 2 was introduced, by importing the Real Linux Kernel through Hyper-V features (in a Virtual Machine Environment), providing the users with the full & immerse way to work with Linux under windows, with 20 times the read/write performances of WSL 1.

For Windows Emacs Users, here are some advantages/disadvantages for you to consider before switching the WSL 2:

Advantages

1. The performance of Magit is way faster than the GNU compiled original windows Emacs-27 binaries.