Set4wsl

Easily configure your WSL environment.

• I. Install WSL
• II. Install Linux
• III. Configure WSL
• IV. Use WSL GUI
• V. Work Environmnet

I. Install WSL

Before you start it, RUN Terminal(CMD/POWERSHELL) as ADMINISTRATOR.

1. Powershell Security Bypass

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

2. Setup WSL

Setup WSL on Windows. Run this and restart Windows.

Option A

Download Set4wsl and run the PowerShell script.

.\enable_wsl.ps1

Option B

If can't donwload, try manually.

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

3. Use WSL2

If not Windows 11 or Windows 10 2004 and higher, follow this and setup WSL2.

Option A

Download Set4wsl and run the PowerShell script.

.\set_wsl.ps1

Option B

If can't donwload, try manually.

curl -L -o \wsl_update_x64.msi https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
.\wsl_update_x64.msi /quiet
Remove-Item .\wsl_update_x64.msi
wsl --set-default-version 2

II. Install Linux

1. Update WSL

Update WSL on Windows.

wsl --update

2. Download Linux

Install Default(Ubuntu) via WSL.

wsl --install
# or use this: wsl --install ubuntu 

Install Alterantive(Debian/Kali) via WSL.

wsl --install debian
# or
wsl --install kali-linux

III. Configure WSL

Run this script on Windows for configure WSL. Before run this, you need minimum 3GB storage space.

.\config_wsl.ps1

IV. Use WSL GUI

This all command use on Linux.

1. Update Linux

Update and upgrade Linux.

sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade

2. WSLg

Then install gui application.

sudo apt install -y [AppName]
# e.g. sudo apt install -y epiphany-browser

Run GUI application.

[AppName] &
# e.g. epiphany-browser &

3. Win-Kex

If you use Kali Linux, try Win-Kex with seamless mode.

sudo apt install -y kali-win-kex

1) Window Mode

Start

Use Win-Kex Window Mode.

kex --win

Stop

Stop Win-Kex Window Mode.

kex --win --stop

2) Seamless Mode

Start

Use Win-Kex Seamless Mode.

kex --sl

Stop

Stop Win-Kex Seamless Mode.

kex --sl --stop

3) Useful Command

Turn on Kali Linux sound.

kex --win --sound

V. Work Environment

1. Kali Linux

Setup Kali Environment

1) Upgrade for Kali

Update all packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y

2) Metapackages

Default Packages

Setup to install default Kali tools

sudo apt install -y kali-linux-default

Full Packages

Setup to install all Kali tools

sudo apt install -y kali-linux-everything