Can I use Parrot OS in WSL?

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– I am trying to use Parrot OS with WSL. It cant find the Parrot OS for some reason. I am new to all this. If I can find information that can help. I’ll do my best to find it. Ive seen plenty of articles walking people thru such a thing using Debian and installing Parrot thru the terminal. Is the kernel im trying to install out of date? –

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Because Parrot never created official image for WSL. You can create 1 from docker image.

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True but It’s not impossble though lol I was just able to install Parrot in WSL2 on Windows11 just earlier.
( all credit goes to TechSolutionZ for the dope vid :
How to Install Parrot OS 5.0.1 on WSL 2 Windows 11 Parrot OS 5.0.1 Installation - YouTube )
Watch the vid on youtube or by doing the following list i made from it step-by-step (whatever floats your boat) once Debian installed in WSL2, same difference

  1. sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
  2. sudo apt install git gnupg2 curl wget
  3. curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ParrotSec/alternate-install/master/parrot-install.sh
  4. sudo chmod a+x parrot-install.sh
  5. sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
    ( we’ll only be using debian’s sources.list to complete the installation by uncommenting their repo’s (4 to be exact) and inserting 1 of Parrot’s.)
  6. Uncomment all 4 of their repos and add the following:
    deb https://deb.parrot.sh/parrot/ parrot main contrib non-free
  7. Clear and run the script:
    sudo ./parrot-install.sh

After that, you should be able to install any of the options given but I recommend installing the core version first like @jeffmurr had stated in the previous tutorial for windows 10. Hope this helped

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