Kali Linux was released on the 13th March 2013 as initial version, and latest version 2018.2 was released on Ap41 days ago. Kali contains several hundred tools which are geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering. The first step in the installation of Kali Linux on Virtualbox is the download of the iso image.As you can see in this OnWorks Kali Linux online is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. So go to this link to download Kali Linux. Kali offers their product for different platforms, but we need to download Kali Linux for our computer system. Scroll down to find the ‘Bare Metal’ Kali Linux setup. It offers Kali Linux ISO images for Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, and Apple M1.

Select your desired operating system.Īt this point, there are different kinds of installers available, but we will download Installer that will perform complete offline Installation with customization.įinally, click on the download Icon on the Installer little box the setup will start downloading automatically.

Start VirtualBox and click on the ‘New’ icon.Ī new dialog ‘Create Virtual Machine’ will open.įirst, it will ask the user for the name of a new machine. Secondly, it also asks the user to select the destination folder for the new virtual machine. For simplicity would be ok to keep the default configuration. In the next option, the user has to select the ‘Type’ of the operating system from the drop-down menu, and for that, just select ‘Linux’.

In the last option, please select the version of the operating system. Use the drop-down menu to select “Debian (64 bit)”. If your ISO is 32-bit Kali, then you should select “Debian (32 bit)”.

Select the amount of memory (RAM) to be allocated to this virtual machine. The more RAM allocated, the faster the machine will run. However, in order to have a good experience, try to allocate half of your computer’s RAM.

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