Many of my friends, students has asked what is the best way to use Kali Linux OS alongside the Windows 10. The tools included in this destro are highly recommended by almost all security professionals. Here’s another official Kali tutorial on installing Xfce4 on Kali.Kali Linux is a widely used linux destro specially for security testers, ethical hackers and penetration testers.

Then, start using Kali from the Command Prompt using the following command: kali In this official tutorial from Kali, the workflow is explained very easily.Īfter enabling WSL on your Windows, go to Microsoft Store and install Kali Linux. Run these commands to update Kali Linux to the latest version.Lxrun /setdefaultuser root Running Kali LinuxĪfter the installation is complete, you have to start setting up Kali. Python install.py rootfs_kalilinux_kali-linux-docker_ Python get-prebuilt.py kalilinux/kali-linux-docker Make sure that you run the commands after the previous one completes successfully. Continue running the following commands continuously. We have to download & install the WSL Switcher, download a Kali base, extract & install it. The above command will install the foundation of Kali Linux. Open an elevated Command Prompt and run the following command: lxrun /install Now, we have to install the Ubuntu first. From the opened console, run the following command:Įnable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux.Take a look at this step-by-step guide on how to enable WSL on Windows 10.Īlternatively, you can enable the feature via command line in PowerShell.

In order to use Linux on Windows 10, you have to enable the WSL feature first. Git command will show you the following result:Įnabling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

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