BAT file with this ( wsl -d kali-linux bash /home/kali/start.sh) command in it. Create a start.sh file with this command ( vncserver - localhost no & kex - win -s) and give it executable permission in the home folder.If the server fails to start, please try “kex kill” or restart your WSL2 session and try again. Running Kex command gives the error: Please try “kex start” to start the service.

Updating Error: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG.

Now you can install all you favorite tools on it. Run Kex command on Kali terminal it will ask to set a password. When all this finishes please restart the computer.

It takes about 10 –20 min as it is installing a light weight desktop environment XFCE on it. sudo apt update & sudo apt install -y kali-win-kexĪfter update, it will install kali-win-kex package size of the package will around 1 GB and total Kali size after install will be 3–4 GB. Now you have a minimal kali Linux running on a full Linux kernel inside your windows machine (size: 500mb). Wsl.exe -list wsl.exe -set-version kali-linux 2

Open cmd and run this command to convert kali Linux wsl1 that you just downloaded to wsl2.

Download Kali Linux from the Microsoft store and create a user.

Download the new Linux kernel update package link just install it.

Enable Virtual Machine Feature from the same menu or you can do it with the power shell command, restart required.ĭism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart.

Or by running this command in Powershell(admin), restart required.ĭism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Now we have to enable WSl (windows subsystem for Linux) it can be done by Turn windows features ON and OFF.

It should be Windows (2004), Windows (1903), or Windows 10 November 2019 (1909) or later. You can check it by searching for Winver in the startup menu.

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