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Kali Linux Postgresql Metasploit DB Fails to Start
I currently have 3 versions of postgres installed, 14, 15, 16. All 3 are actively running and can be accessed from user postgres on ports 5432, 5433, and 5434.
When running sudo msfdb status it ...
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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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WSL2 kali-win-kex always launches desktop in seamless mode
I've managed to successfully install Kali with WSL2 on a Windows 11 home machine. I've also managed to install (and reinstall) kali-win-kex. kex --win -s works as expected, but when I run
$ kex --sl -...
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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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problems installing gui on kali-linux wsl2
I had previously installed kali-linux in my Windows 11 computer (WSL), but I had to erase it due some display driver issues. This time when I tried to reinstall the WSL Kali-linux machine with RDP ...
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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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Kali Linux - Switching to GNOME from XFCE in KEX on WSL2 (WIN11). How to?
I'm unable to switch to Gnome desktop envivorment in Kali linux running on WSL2.
I'm booting with kex (kex -s).
Already installed Gnome updatet to latest release, but it always boot in Xfce.
Tried ...
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Issues starting Nessus in Kali Linux from WSL2
I am trying to install nessus for a vulnerability study in Kali linux. Kali is running as a Win-Kex instance from WSL2 on windows 11. I have downloaded Nessus and trying to install with:
sudo dpkg -i ...
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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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Passwordless SSH connection still asks for a password [duplicate]
I wanted to set up a distributed environment for MPI, I followed this tutorial,
I'm starting with 2 machines only:
manager: @ip1, username:mpiuser
worker: @ip2, username:mpiuser
the manager is ...
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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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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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