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Update WSL2 kernel manually: microsoft/WSL#5650 (comment)

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[interop]
appendWindowsPath=false

to disable Windows path addition to WSL $PATH

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Open the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss registry. Find the registry value DistributionName==Kali_Linux. Change defaultUID registry to zero (default is 0x3e8). Open Kali, type passwd change root password.

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WIndows explorer: \\wsl$

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VS Code:

  1. Install Windows VS Code
  2. Add the following to \\$wsl\home\username\.bash_profile
    `alias code='/mnt/c/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft\ VS\ Code/Code.exe'
  3. Add the following as the core.editor in .gitconfig:
    code --wait

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