


A really cool head (Trust me, you’ll need it 🥶).A Computer (Minimum Requirements: 20GB Hard Disk space, 2GB RAM, Intel Core i3 or AMD E1 equivalent).Now you are going to need some ingredients for this masterpiece: If you wish to dual boot your machine, you will need to partition your hard drive to give Kali at least 20 GB of hard disk space and then install it on that partition. Requirementsīefore we carry on, you should know that this is the process for installing on the bare system itself and you should do this with extreme caution.


Let’s jump right in and learn how to install Kali Linux on your computer. From Metasploit to JohntheRipper to the one and only Aircrack-ng, this OS has it all.īut enough of the history lesson. It’s basically an ethical hacker's dream operating system, because it has most of the tools you'll ever need built-in. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to the Kali Linux team and especially Mati Aharoni for all their patience, hard work & support to plan, build, and publish their distro packages in the Windows Store.Kali Linux (formerly known as BackTrack) is an open-source Linux distro developed and funded by Offensive Security. We recommend checking out the Kali Linux documentation as you begin using it on WSL. You now have your instance up and ready to go! Once you have Kali Linux installed, go ahead and launch the application. If this is your first time using WSL, be sure to enable the optional Windows feature before getting the Kali Linux app by following these installation instructions. Getting StartedĪs with other Linux distros, you can now download Kali Linux from the Windows Store. Offensive Security is a provider of information security training and penetration testing services.įor more information about Kali Linux, please visit the Kali Linux website. Kali Linux is an open source project that is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. We are happy to officially introduce Kali Linux on WSL 😊.įirst, a little background on Kali Linux. Our community expressed great interest in bringing Kali Linux to WSL in response to a blog post on Kali Linux on WSL. We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Kali Linux via the Windows Store!
