Voodoo-Kali

Voodoo magic to run Kali Linux desktop panels and gui apps on Windows 10

Installation:

1. Start kali in Windows 10 as normal, unprivileged user
2. Run

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Re4son/WSL-Kali-X/master/install-WSL-Kali-X  
   bash ./install-WSL-Kali-X  
   

3. Download and install VcXsrv X Server from here:
   https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/files/vcxsrv/1.19.6.0/
   WARNING: Stick with this version - newer ones break composition and effects

Starting the GUI:

Run kali as normal user (that's the default), and start Voodoo-Kali

• as normal user:
  ~/start-xfce
• as root:
  sudo /root/start-xfce

Starting the full desktop and connecting to it via Remote Desktop Client:

1. In the WSL session, run:
   sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
2. Open Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc) and connect to 127.0.0.1:3390
3. To stop the xrdp server, type:
   sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp stop