
overview
| Win-Kex offers a potashes desktop experience for the Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) with the following functions: |
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- Window mode: Start a Kali Linux desktop in a special window
- Seamless mode: Share the Windows desktop between Windows and Kali apps and menus Solid support
- Support for unprivryed and root sessions
- Common clipboard for cutting out and inserting between Kali Linux and Windows apps
- Multi-session support: root window and non-private window as well as seamless meetings at the same time
- Completely compatible with WSLG
Requirements:
- Executing Windows 10 version 2004 or higher
- Use of the Windows terminal
| Install Kali Linux in WSL2 |
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Open PowerShell as an administrator and take the following:
- Enable-Windows optional feature -online-feature name Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
Open PowerShell as an administrator and take the following:
- DISM.EXE /Online /Enable feature /feature name: Virtualmachineplatform /All /Norestart
- DISM.EXE /Online /Enable feature /feature name: Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /All /Norestart
Download the WSL2 Linux kernel here and install it: Link
- Open PowerShell as an administrator and take the following:
| WSL-Set Default version 2 |
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- Installation of Kali Linux from the Microsoft Store Link
To update an existing WSL1-Kali-Linux installation, enter the following:
- Download subsystem link
- Open PowerShell as an administrator and take the following:
| WSL-Set version Kali-Linux 2 |
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- Perform Kali and complete the initial setup
- Sudo apt-update
- Sudo Appt Install -Y Kali-Win-Kex
- If you have enough storage space, you can also upgrade the overall package.
| Start the upgrade with the following command! |
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- sudo apt install -y kali-linux-large