Kali Linux Ethical Hacking OS Is Now Available from the Windows 10 Store

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Microsoft announced today that it brought the famous and acclaimed Kali Linux (formerly BackTrack Linux) open-source ethical hacking and penetration testing GNU/Linux distribution on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

At the request of the community, Microsoft made it possible to download and install Kali Linux directly from the Windows 10 Store on its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature, which needs to be enabled on your Windows 10 machine before attempting to run Kali Linux (see the instructions below).

“We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Kali Linux via the Windows Store,” said Tara Raj, Program Manager at Microsoft. “Our community expressed great interest in bringing Kali Linux to WSL in response to a blog post on Kali Linux on WSL. We are happy to officially introduce Kali Linux on WSL.”

Here’s how to run Kali Linux on WSL in Windo… (read more)

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