Here is a step by step for getting Docker on Kali Linux on WSL 2 on Windows up and running! Install WSL 2 (make sure you are on Windows 10 version 2004, build 19041 or higher!):Ģ. This was when I decided that I would try to use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) and the Kali distro from the Microsoft Store instead.īecause I stink at Linux (see above…) I ran into several issues. During the lab setup phase the instructor helps to setup your homelab by: I’m currently taking the free Introduction to OS Command Injections course over at Cybr.

I told you that story to preface this article. I throw my hands up and switch back over to good old windows where I know how to move around at least.

I’ve installed Linux distros onto VMware Workstation about a dozen times with the best of intentions, but then what happens? Life happens! Some tight timeline thing comes along and I start to struggle with the OS & not the project. I have been meaning to get better at it (honest!)… but for some reason there’s always something else that needs to get done. Confession time: Despite my best intentions (and all of the time I’ve spent studying for AWS certifications), I still *stink* at Linux! I mean I can get around, edit things, start/stop services, but I don’t understand it in the fundamental way that I understand windows.

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