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Linux on Windows (WSL2) (Udemy.com)

Leverage the power of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2), Docker, Kali Linux, GPUs and more on Windows 11

4.3
293 reviews

Created by: David Bombal

Last updated May 2025

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to install set up and use Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)
  • Learn how to leverage the power of GPUs within WSL
  • Learn how to run Docker Containers on Windows 11 using WSL 2
  • Learn Linux easily and quickly by running a lightweight Linux virtual machine on your Windows 11 computer
  • Learn how you can run Linux commands such as grep directly from within Windows

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  • Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 21% of them
  • Reviews293#350 of 524 by number of reviews
  • Length1.4 hoursshorter than 91% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2025earlier than 51% of them

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Course Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) gives you the power and functionality on Windows. There are so many things you can do now leveraging Linux directly on Windows using WSL2.

You can learn Linux, Docker and other technologies easily using WSL 2. Get started quickly with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) today by joining me on this Linux and Windows adventure.

WARNING: You may encounter issues  running WSL 2 with VMware Workstation and VirtualBox. Don't use WSL 2 if you needed nested virtualization with those hypervisors.

This course focuses on the following:

- WSL2 Installation and Setup

- Installation of multiple Linux Distributions

- WiFi Password Cracking Demo using GPUs in WSL, Kali Linux and Hashcat

- Running a GUI version of Linux with WSL and Microsoft Remote Desktop

- Using Windows applications in Linux and Linux applications in Windows

- Leverage Linux commands directly from Windows

- Configurare your Windows Firewall to permit connections to WSL

- Docker using WSL 2

I don't try to teach you everything about Linux, Docker or Windows. I'm only showing you how you can leverage these technologies to do amazing things. This course consists of practical demonstrations which you can follow - the best way to learn is hands-on learning, so follow me and set this up yourself.
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Instructor Details

David Bombal

David Bombal (CCIE  #11023 Emeritus) passed his Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching exam in January 2003 and is one of a small percentage of Cisco Engineers that pass their CCIE labs on their first attempt. 

David qualified as a  Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI #22787) many years ago! He has been training Cisco  courses for over 20 years and has delivered instructor led courses in various  countries around the world covering a wide range of Cisco topics from CCNA to  CCIE. 

David is very active on social media and has over 2 million YouTube subscribers and has posted over 1,000 free videos.

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4.3

293 ratings on Udemy

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By Juan Castellanos on 9/23/2026

Concise, direct, with nice examples and a clear explanation

By Christopher Wilson on 9/9/2026

The carriage is before the horse, I would expect someone to start with an intro to "What is WSL" and explain how to enable it, by going into Add/Remove Features allowing to install or installing via command line. Then how to find the distributions etc.

By Stephen Ince on 8/30/2026

Great foundation provided for Windows and WSL. Need to review the docker integration as that whole inception description still has my head spinning, but no worries.

By Panha KHENG on 8/30/2026

On mobile has less features than desktop browsers

By Daniel Nagaoka on 7/9/2026

Great instructor and in-depth content. I was already a daily WSL user, and this course is one of those I didn't know I needed. Will sure come back to it for a review in the future.

By Kailash Chand on 1/26/2026

Good wsl introduction to start working using linux layer on windows.

By Gabriel Fernandes Gomes on 1/6/2026

Great and direct to point content, but without documentation with commds used in the lectures. Is necessary include this documentation. Nothing prevents understanding, just pause and copy the commands.

By peterbe@opentext.com Benz on 12/12/2025

Missing links and PDF documenation (-1 Star). Top Show. I miss a litte bit a structure

By Vincent Romano on 11/7/2025

Nice, concise WSL foundations course. I learned a lot.

By Keith Stevenson on 7/13/2025

This has been a very great learning experience understanding the integration between Windows and Linux.

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  • Updated: icon May 2025
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