Setting up the Environment

While the setup is described well over at the WSL Distribution Switcher README file, we’ve made a quick 4-minute video to walk you through the setup and installation process. For an easier copy / paste operation, these are the basic steps taken:

1. Update your Windows 10 machine. Open an administrative PowerShell window and install the Windows Subsystem with this one-liner. A reboot will be required once finished.

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2. Once rebooted, open a command line shell and run the following commands to install the default Ubuntu environment. This will lay down the foundations for our Kali install.

3. Setup and install the WSL Switcher, download a Kali base, and extract it to disk:

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4. Now that Kali is set up on your Windows 10 machine, you can interact with it by running the “bash” command:

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5. At this point, you’re inside Kali and you can use it as you normally do–install packages, use tools, etc. We strongly recommend first running an update and upgrade:

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Without further ado, here’s the video demonstration of the setup described above: