How to install Kali Linux in Windows 10

 

Steps:

1. Install WSL2

Open Powershell as Administrator and run the below command. If it's already installed, it will show you WSL options. Restart the system.

wsl --install 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

2. On Powershell run the below command and restart the system.

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

3. In Powershell run the below command.

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

4. Download the Linux kernel and install it.

https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi

5. Open Powershell and run the below command to set WSL2 as the default version.

wsl --set-default-version 2

6. Recheck the WSL version in Powershell.

wsl --list --verbose

7. Install your Linux distribution from the Microsoft store.

https://aka.ms/wslstore

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• openSUSE Leap 15.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
• Kali Linux
• Debian GNU/Linux
• Fedora Remix for WSL
• Pengwin
• Pengwin Enterprise
• Alpine WSL
• Raft(Free Trial)

8. Open your Linux by searching in Windows start and add your username and password.

How to install GUI in Linux?

1. Open your Linux and run the below command

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install kali-desktop-xfce -y

2. Install XRDP

sudo apt install xrdp -y

3. Start the XRDP service

sudo service xrdp start

4. Do ifconfig in the Linux terminal to get your kali Linux IP address.

6. Open RDP in Windows, enter the IP address of your Kali Linux, and click connect.

7. Click on "Yes"

8. Enter your kali username and password.