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kali linux on wsl: "sudo apt upgrade -y" does not complete/is stuck
I want to use Kali Linux on my Windows 11 machine through wsl. After installing kali on my wsl, I did sudo apt update -y which worked fine, then sudo apt upgrade -y which is now stuck at 2% progress ...
ValsiRod
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Installation of libc6 stuck in WSL Kali Linux
I recently shifted WSL since I already turned it for Docker from using VM due to space in my drive. I installed Kali Linux and ubuntu in WSL.
Ubuntu worked perfectly without a hitch but when i upgrade ...
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WSL win-kex pick up windows scale 1.25%?
I am using kali in wsl. When I launch win-kex in windows mode, it (xtigervnc) pick up windows default scal which is 1.25% (windows 11). It is not looking nice and blurry.
Command to launch win-kex:
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WSL 2: Unable to install kali linux - WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370102
I'm trying to install Kali as Windows Subsystem for Linux. I get below error:
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370102
Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ...
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can't launch kali-linux GUI (based on WSL 2) with a shortcut on Windows Terminal
I can't find any way to launch the kali-linux GUI with a shortcut and I've tried a lot of methods!
I don't want everytime to search for "Kali Linux" on Start, then open it, run the two ...
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kex: command not found on WSL2
I have installed kali linux WSL distribution. I had also installed kali-win-kex, as mentioned in the official documentation. However when I try to run kex on the Kali terminal, it exits with the ...
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Getting multiple errors when trying to open a browser in kali linux on wsl2
I am still new to the whole wsl world, so i don't really what's going on here. Chromium was working 2 hours ago and now it stopped working. I've tried uninstalling and installing it again, but nothing ...
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WSL2 Kali won't stop and it always starts on boot
After I noticed WSL2 was always running on my PC I wondered what was going on and after I checked noticed Kali was running and didn't matter what I did it didn't stop also I tried to reinstall ...
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Kali in WSL 2 cannot start kex in esm mode
I am having issues using kali-win-kex in ESM mode on Kali Linux. I followed instructions for win kex step-by-step as shown on kali.org.(Note that I have carried out this process multiple times before ...
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dual Kali linux instances windows wsl2
I am trying to run kali and parrotos side by side on windows wsl. Parrot os can just be installed over kali, so really I just need to figure out how to create two kali machines. I found some answers ...
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Network issues using wsl2 and kali linux
I am running a kali linux terminal using wsl2. I seem to be having some network issus or possebly missing something.
When I try to ping anything on my local network or outside I get no response at ...
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Kali Linux not updating in WSL2
Hello everyone I installed fresh Windows 11 and enabled Windows Subsystem for Linux and Virtual Machines and switched to WSL2, and installed Kali Linux from the Microsoft Store.
When I tried to update ...
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Kali Linux on WSL: Invalid repository signature and no gpg installed to fix
I recently installed Kali under WSL, but I'm unable to run apt install (from network), apt update (to completion) or apt upgrade. The Kali repository is the sole member of sources.list, but its PGP ...
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Why Installing Kali Linux metapackage, returns "Temporary failure resolving 'http.kali.org'"
I was installing all Kali Linuxx metapackages with:
sudo apt install -y kali-linux-everything
Since it was very large I had to disconnect the network and re-run the command again (I had limited ...
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WSL fails to upgrade distro from verseion 1 to version 2
I am having some problems upgrading WSL images from WSL1 to WSL2. I have been trying to upgrade a kali image which is on version 1:
When I try to change the version with wsl --set-version kali-linux ...
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