Thursday, March 28, 2024

Powerful Penetration Testing Distro Kali Linux Now available in Windows 10

Kali Linux one of the most powerful penetration testing Distro is now available Via Windows Store. To deploy Kali Linux in windows you should enable the optional feature Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

But still, now it is not fully optimal due to various environment restrictions and some of the packages detected as hack tools and exploits by Windows Defender.

Must Read Complete Kali Tools tutorials from Information gathering to Forensics

The Kali Linux is the world’s most capable and famous security testing platform, utilized by security experts in an extensive variety of specializations, including penetration testing, forensics, reverse engineering, and vulnerability assessment.

Recommended reviewing our Kali Linux Tutorials page which covers dozens of Kali Linux Tools.

How to Setup Environment – Kali Linux in windows

Enable the optional feature “Windows Subsystem for Linux” using the following PowerShell command and restart your computer.

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

In the next step, you can select your target distribution and click “Get”, once the download completed select “Launch” and it will open the console window.

Microsoft published the advisory to Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Once the installation completed it is always recommended to Upgrade by using following Commands.

apt update
apt dist-upgrade
reboot

Like Kali Linux, there are some top Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking Linux Distributions you can see them here.

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