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Today in this video, I am going to show you how to install Color Linux on Windows 11 using WSL
This is a step by step guide, so even if you are new to this, you will able to follow along easily
Before we dive into the installation process, let's quickly talk about what WSL is
It stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux. It allows you to run Linux distribution alongside your Windows operating system without the
need for a virtual machine. It's a fantastic tool for developers, IT professionals and cybersecurity experts who need the power
of Linux within their Windows environment. In this video tutorial, I will refer the following steps for installing Color Linux using WSL
First enable WSL and virtual machine platform feature and then reboot your system
Set WSL2 as a default version. Install Linux kernel update package for WSL
Get Color Linux from Microsoft Store. Shut the initial username and password post installing Color Linux
And finally install GUI in your Color Linux using WinKX. Let's jump into the installation step
First thing first, we need to enable WSL on the Windows 11
For that, start the PowerShell in administrative rights. Search here PowerShell
Click on Run as an administrator
Run the first command to enable the WSL. The second command will enable the virtual machine platform feature
I will share these commands in the description of the video for your reference
Okay, the output confirms that both the commands has been executed successfully
In order to make these changes into the effect, we need to reboot our system
Click on Restart. After the reboot, set WSL version 2 as the default version
WSL2 offers improved performance with full Linux kernel support and better compatibility
for Docker and other Linux applications. Whereas WSL1 has a faster file system performance for basic tasks
Choose WSL2 for more advanced development needs and WSL1 for simpler use cases
Open the PowerShell as an administrator and enter the following command
This command will set the WSL default version as 2. Hit Enter
Output confirms that operation has been completed successfully. Now next, install the Linux kernel update package
To avoid running into the errors while running Kali Linux, it is recommended to install Linux
kernel update package for the WSL. In the Google search, download Linux kernel update package for WSL
Hit enter. Click on the official Microsoft link. Go to the step 4
Click on this link. This will start downloading the WSL update file
Once the file is downloaded, double click on it in order to install
Follow the screen instructions to finish the installation. Once its installation is completed, click on finish and move to the next step
Head over to the Microsoft store, search Kali Linux there
Click on the icon. Click on install
It will start downloading this Kali Linux app on your system. Depending upon your internet speed, it may take minute, 2 minutes or 3 minutes max
Once it is installed, click on open
This may take a minute or two for initializing the Kali Linux
Specify your initial username that will be used in your Kali Linux
Specify the password
This confirms that our installation is successful. Now install all the available updates so that we will have the latest patches for our Kali Linux
For that, run sudo apt update
Specify the password of your local user that you have just created above
Next run sudo apt upgrade-y. This command will install all the available updates
Hit enter. Now install the wincax utility to enable the GUI in our Kali Linux
For that, we need to install Kali-win-cax package. run sudo apt install kali-win-cax
Once installed, launch the GUI using the command cax –win-s
Hit enter
Now, we are running a Kali Linux of version 2024
Now in order to come out of the GUI, we need to press F8 key along with the function and
click on disconnect. We are back on the CLI. In order to manage this Kali Linux instance or Kali Linux WSL, we can start stop
For that, we need to go back to the PowerShell again and run as an administrator
In order to view what are the different Linux distributions I am running as in WSL, type
WSL-L and then –V. This output confirms that we are running a Kali Linux WSL
The state is running and its version is WSL2. Now in order to stop or shut down this instance, we can use WSL
Now if you rerun the above command, this confirms that our Kali Linux is stopped
Now in order to start this Kali Linux again, type WSL-D. D stands for distribution and
the distribution name is Kali Linux
Now in order to access this Kali Linux again, from the start menu, search Kali Linux
We got a separate window for this. Now from here on again you can start your GUI and then start exploring the different
functionalities of your Kali Linux. That's all from this video tutorial. I hope you have successfully installed Kali Linux on your Windows 11 using WSL
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