How To Install kali-win-kex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-win-kex on Kali Linux. kali-win-kex is Kali Win-Kex Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-win-kex on Kali Linux.

What is kali-win-kex

kali-win-kex is:

This package implements a VNC server and client configuration to launch a Kali GUI desktop in WSL2.

There are three methods to install kali-win-kex on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kali-win-kex Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-win-kex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kali-win-kex

Install kali-win-kex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-win-kex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-win-kex

Install kali-win-kex Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-win-kex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-win-kex

How To Uninstall kali-win-kex on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-win-kex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-win-kex

Uninstall kali-win-kex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kali-win-kex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-win-kex

Remove kali-win-kex Configurations and Data

To remove kali-win-kex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-win-kex

Remove kali-win-kex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-win-kex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-win-kex

Dependencies

kali-win-kex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-win-kex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.