Questions tagged [windows-subsystem-for-linux]
Use this tag for questions about the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including Bash on Ubuntu on Windows and other distributions running under WSL.
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Attempting to run a regular tunnel in Debian version 9.5 Linux
I entered the following line in the modules.conf file under the /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf path:
alias char-major-10-200 tun
And then I typed the following command from the Debian 9.5 Linux ...
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I edited a Linux file with a Windows program while using the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and now I can't access it any more
I'm using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows or another Linux distribution within the Windows Subsystem for Linux and I've edited a Linux file inside the lxss directory with a Windows editor.
Now whenever I ...
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WSL 2 does not have /lib/modules/
I have the source code of a hello world kernel module that works in Ubuntu 20 in a laptop.
Now I am trying to compile the same code in Ubuntu 20 but inside WSL2. For that I am using this:
make -C /sys/...
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How to apt update for kali on a manually installed wsl?
I'm using kali wsl(version 1) on Windows 10, and I installed it on non-C drive with this method here.
This is the return of uname -r:
4.4.0-19041-Microsoft
I got this error while apt update:
user@host:...
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WSL - DNS not working when connected to VPN
I've used WSL Bash/Ubuntu for several years, but for some reason this problem recently appeared.
DNS is unable to resolve any names, both internal and external. The first time I re-installed WSL I ...
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Passing command to bash from cmd.exe (WSL) not working
I'm on a Windows 10 machine with Windows Subsystem for Linux enabled/configured (Ubuntu). To explain my problem let me present you with two scenarios:
Scenario 1:
I start a cmd.exe prompt
I run bash ...
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How do I make a shortcut to a path using two tilde characters '~~' (or similar) in WSL/Ubuntu/Bash? [duplicate]
I'm a newbie to Ubuntu/Linux world, so don't be hard on me.
I'm using Ubuntu on Windows with WSL2 and the bash shell. Sometimes I want to copy files from Windows to Ubuntu or the other way around. I ...
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Not able to initialize GUI for kali linux in wsl 2?
This error message is being displayed:
TigerVNC Viewer 32-bit v1.10.80
Built on: 2020-06-15 22:33
Copyright (C) 1999-2020 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.rst)
See https://www.tigervnc.org ...
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modprobe: FATAL: Module cifs not found in directory /lib/modules/4.4.0-19041-Microsoft
I experienced the following error while running
sudo mount -t cifs //xx.xx.x.xx/shares /xxx -o guest
in Windows Subsystem for Linux.
mount error: cifs filesystem not supported by the system
mount ...
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"modprobe fuse" on WSL?
Trying to use veracrypt (console) in WSL.
I make a volume, seems to work OK... but when I try to mount it:
Done: 100.000% Speed: 5.0 MiB/s Left: 0 s
The VeraCrypt volume has been successfully ...
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Kali Linux on WSL break after upgrade
so my problem is as follows. I install Kali Linux from the wsl store with
$wsl --install -d kali-linux.
Following has been installed
PRETTY_NAME="Kali GNU/Linux Rolling"
NAME="Kali GNU/...
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SSH In Windows 10 Bash(Ubuntu)
I'm trying to turn my Windows 10 desktop into a secure ssh server. sshd is running but I can't get any of my other computers to connect to it. I'm using passkey authentication with ed25519. I'm using ...
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WSL Run Service at Start
I'm honestly not sure if this is an issue with WSL or I'm just doing something wrong for Ubuntu in general, but I cannot get the cron service to run at start on my WSL system.
It starts just fine ...
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Linux Subsystem for Windows [closed]
There is Windows subsytem for Linux and... Is there Linux subsystem for Windows? That allows you to access Windows terminal on Linux like on Windows subsytem for Linux.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux ...
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Installing `kali-win-kex` on WSL2 fails
I tried installing kali-win-kex by following the official guide.
$ sudo apt install kali-win-kex -y
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/kali-win-kex_2.7_amd64.deb (--unpack):...
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can't launch kex on wsl2 : error 10061
I recently had to disable-reenable my WSL2 on windows (because i needed to launch a VM) and after restarting, it seems like my kex stopped working.
When I simply type "kex", I get the ...
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run a graphical web browser on windows subsystem for linux?
How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
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Specify a home directory path for a user in /etc/passwd with spaces in it?
I have a path I want to use as a home directory in WSL, but it's also path that has spaces in it.
I've tried escaping the spaces with slashes, and I've tried using single and double quotes with just ...
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Can't access SSH server running in WSL [closed]
Basically I have enabled a SSH server in Kali WSL Linux.
The problem is that when I do ssh root@192.168.0.225 from Windows and provide the password, it works just fine and the connection succeeds.
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ifconfig netmask ip alternative
What is the ifconfig netmask command ip alternative for this command:
ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.240.0
I found something like this, but honestly I'm not sure, since the address is missing:
ip addr ...
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Installing `kali-win-kex` on WSL2 fails
I tried installing Kali-Win-Kex by following the official guide.
$ sudo apt install kali-win-kex -y
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/kali-win-kex_2.7_amd64.deb (--unpack):...
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If Microsoft is pushing systemd so hard, then why do I restart my services in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS WSL using System V? [closed]
I had to restart my apache2 server in WSL yesterday, and I was surprised that I couldn't use systemctl like I do on Ubuntu; instead having to revert to sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart.
But I thought ...
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