Kali Linux in WSL2

The Windows Subsystem for Linux or WSL2 allows you to run full Linux distributions under Windows. We will install Kali Linux in wsl2 and have a look at some options. Kex is using TigerVNC and is a nice solution, but there is an easier and more transparent way of using X11 apps in WSL2. In the video we will just launch the xfce4 panel inside WSL2 and show it on the Windows desktop. We will use the Hyper-V console to create a virtual switch and map it to the WSL2 container using the .wslconfig file. I'll explain the X11 integration with Wayland, Weston, WSLG, FreeRDP and MSTSC. #kalilinux #wsl2

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Chapters:
0:00 Setting the scene

1:45 Installing WSL2
3:30 Networking in WSL2
6:30 WSL2 preview Version on Windows 11
8:45 Integrating WSL2 into the Windows Desktop
9:35 WSLG
11:20 running the xfce4 panel over X11

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[matrix]

Hi Marc. Thx for all your great videos. The way you explain anything is wonderful. Keep going :)

[StayDownOrDie]

Thanks alot for the detailed step by step info and direction. AWEDOME WORK DONE HERE!!!

[theblowupdollsmusic]

Nice setup! Love the idea of just the kali bar at the top. Thank you for sharing!

[kabirsaid]

This is massive wow! thank you so much

[dannyaustin]

Lovely advice on leaning resources.. I like that you called out the wifi hacking videos. haha

[fb]

Would need you advise. In the windows 11, the 'kex' command (kali prompt) does not start the service on tigerVNC due to "unable to connect to socket: Connection refused(10061)." Is there issues with the packages ? pls advise.

[GeorgeValkov]

I use Windows 11 on my 11 years old computer (i7 930) with ancient BIOS before the UEFI age. The trick was to start setup under Hyper-V. After the second reboot, use bcdedit on the host and set it to boot from the virtual disk. The out-of box experience starts on the host. If a virtual disk is not desired, clone the install partition to a physical disk, then edit the registry on the guest: HKLM\guest-SYSTEM\MountedDevices, \DosDevices\C: should use the binary numbers, which the host sees under HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices for the same partition.

[eugrus]

8:22 to mention that CPU support for nested virtualization is needed for that

[twincitiespcmd]

Great content! If I already have Ubuntu installed can I still install Kali under WSL2, Marc?

[ShadowStormlqmwdasd]

Thank you for your videos, interesting how to connect usb to wsl2 kali linux?

[sarkybugger]

Of zero use to me, as I only run Linux, but I'm going to watch it anyway, to see how windows users suffer. 😁
(And to give Marc another view/comment/thumb up!) I appreciate your videos muchly.

[eugrus]

To my knowledge nmap didn't work under WSL1. Is it now different with WSL2?

[eyesoffloraandfauna]

Kali gui terminal get hang many time when I run command during pentesting cloud .. any solution.. I update & upgrade


Next thing parrot os in VMware was connecting to Internet but stop connecting to net so I use WiFi adapter then after it automatically show connection to net 😅 ..

[ernstoud]

On Windows 10 the application X410 works great to get Linux WSL2 GUI Applications working. It is paid for software though.

[edwardmacnab]

Personally I would have attempted that on windows home version so that the question would not be just hanging there.

[yousaf.saleem]

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