For Windows 10 users, this means you can simply enable WSL, search for Kali in the Windows store, and install it with a single click. You can download it and install it natively as a bare OS, you can also go into the Window's App Store and install it as an addon.įor the past few weeks, we’ve been working with the Microsoft WSL team to get Kali Linux introduced into the Microsoft App Store as an official WSL distribution and today we’re happy to announce the availability of the “Kali Linux” Windows application.
I'm sure the root password is randomly generated in WSL. Reference: Thread: Unable to 'su root' in kali on WSL To get into root you simply use sudo su instead. In this particular flavor of Kali the root password appears to be randomly generated for the root user. If you happened to provide a password during the installation, then this would be the password to use here instead of the default toor. Notice it's just the name root backwards which is a typical hacker thing to do on compromised systems, as an insider's joke. If you face any issue during the installation then do check out the video or let us know about the problem you are facing in the comments section below.Searching for this via Google it appears to be toor for the root user. So this was a simple guide on how to install Kali Linux on a Windows 10 PC.
Once the installation is finished type kex to run the Win-KeX interface.
Sudo apt update & sudo apt install kali-win-kexĭepending on your internet speed the specifications of your PC the installation can take anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes. To launch the Kali Linux GUI you have to run the command, You can now set a username and password for the newly created Linux distribution on your PC. Once downloaded open it and wait for the program to decompress and store the necessary files on your system. We have to now download Kali Linux from the Microsoft Store.
After installing the MSI file once again run the command wsl –set-default-version 2. This MSI file can be downloaded from the URL. This message indicates that you have to manually download and install a small MSI file to install a Linux kernel on your laptop for WSL 2.
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