Welcome Mr Robot fans, wannabe hackers, both and random people who found this book somehow. Contrary to popular belief, Linux is very underrated operating system. Most of electronic devices run on Linux: Android runs on Linux, Google and Amazon servers run on Linux, Facebook is powered by Linux...it's popular for a reason.
There are major differences between Windows and Linux e.g. in Linux you use terminal to access files whereas Windows has a layout with folder icons. Having Linux subsystem can be very useful and educational (the ability to use terminal efficiently is big advantage for every coder) Also, Linux provides the option of downloading hacking tools which you use through the terminal.
So here is how to set up your very first Linux subsystem on Windows:
Start with running Windows Powershell as administrator and type in: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
The system will ask you if you want to restart your device and to that type in 'Y' as in Yes.
Then you go to Microsoft Store and install Kali Linux (or Ubuntu).
Now you just create your UNIX username, password and it's best if you check if there are any updates available by typing: sudo apt-get update
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