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#183: Kali Linux GUI on Windows 10 (WSL 2)

2020/8/21
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David Bombal

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Kali 2020.3 is here! In this video I show you how to install Kali Linux using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) with win-kex (Kali Desktop Experience for Windows) in a few minutes.

Menu: Overview: 0:00 Prerequisites: 0:55 WSL install: 1:20 Use WSL 2: 2:50 Download and install the Kali App: 4:08 Kali GUI install: 5:28 Start Kali GUI: 6:23 Thank you for my supporters: 7:45

WSL 2 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

=============== Commands:

  1. Check Version of Windows: winver

  2. Enable WSL: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

  3. Enable Virtual Machine Platform: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

  4. Set WSL version to 2: wsl --set-default-version 2

  5. Go to Microsoft Store and install Kali Linux

  6. Enable GUI sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt install kali-win-kex -y

  7. Start GUI kex

Good links: Microsoft GUI announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/comman...

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================ Documentation:

Kali WSL 2: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wind... https://www.kali.org/docs/wsl/win-kex/

WSL 2 install: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wind... Docker for WSL2: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-wi... What is WSL? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wind... WSL documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wind... WSL 2 Announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/comman...

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