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Wordlists

Rockyou not extracted

C Configuration Medium

🔴 Error Message

rockyou.txt not found or still compressed

📖 What This Means

Rockyou wordlist ships compressed on Kali.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Extract: sudo gunzip /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt.gz
  2. Check: ls -la /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt
  3. Alternative: /usr/share/seclists/
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