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title: "Installing prerequisites"
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# Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

> ⚠️ **WSL 2 is not compatible with Virtual Box** until at least version 6.1.34. If you install WSL 2, Virtual Box will stop working correctly.
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ If you are using Virtual Box, we recommend using any Linux distribution running in Virtual Box instead of installing WSL.

## Install WSL 2 with Ubuntu

The following steps are required to enable WSL and install Linux on Windows 10:

- Run PowerShell console with elevated administrative privileges. The quickest way to launch it is to press the Win + X keys on your keyboard, but you can also do it with right-click on Windows logo from the bottom-left corner of your desktop. Here you find option for starting elevated “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
- Run the following command to install WSL with Ubuntu:  
*wsl --install *
- Restart the PC
- If the Ubuntu entry does not appear in your start menu, install Ubuntu with the command:  
*wsl --install -d Ubuntu*

## Set up your Linux username and password

Once the process of installing your Linux distribution with WSL is complete, open the distribution (Ubuntu by default) using the Start menu. You will be asked to create a **User Name** and **Password** for your Linux distribution.

- This **User Name** and **Password** is specific to each separate Linux distribution that you install and has no bearing on your Windows user name.
- Once you create a **User Name** and **Password**, the account will be your default user for the distribution and automatically sign-in on launch.
- This account will be considered the Linux administrator, with the ability to run `sudo` (Super User Do) administrative commands.
- Each Linux distribution running on WSL has its own Linux user accounts and passwords. You will have to configure a Linux user account every time you add a distribution, reinstall, or reset.



For details, see [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment)  

# Installation of OpenSSL in Linux

Start Linux terminal and inslall OpenSSL using command *sudo apt install openssl*. You will be prompted for a user password, then the program will be installed.

To install, your computer must be connected to the Internet and therefore have access to Linux repositories.

In Ubuntu, OpenSSL is part of the distribution, so there is no need to install OpenSSL. If you run the installation on the machine where OpenSSL is installed, nothing will happen and the installer will only notify you that the program is already installed.