Kali Linux Installation Guide
Kali Linux Installation Setup
1. Pre Requirements
First of all, make sure that you have installed Virtual Box before. You can install Virtual Box in the link below if you do not have it.
Please download it based on your OS type. The installation for Virtual Box is easy. After you download the setup, click the setup (like in the picture below) in your folder where you download it, and then, click OK until you install the Virtual Box.
Because we will run our Kali Linux in a virtual environment, make sure that you enable the hardware virtualization settings. You can check it in Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc. If the virtualization is enabled as shown below in the red area, then you are ready to go!
If it is not, then please enable it in the BIOS settings.
2. Install Kali Linux
Now, let us start with Kali Linux Installation and Setup :D. Because I use Windows, the below steps are for installation on Windows 10 and 11.
Now, go to https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images and install your Kali Linux. For me, I will install the recommended one as shown below.
3. Create New VM in Virtual Box
Open your Virtual Box and click new Virtual Machine.
Now, create a new VM as below. The name of the VM is up to you and the version of the VM is Debian 64-bit because it has better performance and for the 2024.4 Kali Linux version as we installed before, it is only available for 64-bit architectures.
After that, click Next. Now, you have to allocate the base memory (RAM) and processor for your Kali Linux. For a better experience, you need to allocate at least 4 GB of RAM and 4 CPU cores. Make sure the sliders stays on green color.
After clicking Next, now allocate a disk size of at least 20 GB for your Kali Linux. For installing various tools, it is recommended to allocate at least 40GB of your disk space for Kali Linux if it is possible.
4. Setup Kali Linux VM
After you have your Kali Linux, click on Settings.
I will enable some settings here which is optional.
- Shared Clipboard (to share the clipboard between the guest OS with the host OS)
- 3D accelerations, so that it can also render 3D graphics using the host machine's GPU.
For the Network, I choose Bridged Adapter because it is better to have full network access and Kali can get an IP address from my router, just like a physical machine. It is also useful for real-world penetration testing.
After this, click OK.
5. Start VM and Install Kali Linux Inside
Click Start to start your VM. It might take some time to load.
After that, click or press Graphical Install to go to the Kali Linux installer.
Click to choose your language and then Continue. Do the same for your location and keyboard language system.
Enter your hostname and domain name. For domain name, I let it empty.
Next, enter your username and password. Make sure to remember it, so that you can log in to your account later!
For partition disk, I choose to use entire disk.
Then, choose the virtual drive that you want to partition and select all files in one partition.
Click Yes and continue the partition.
Select the software that is suitable for your system. If your system has low specifications, use Xfce instead of GNOME.
Now, wait for the installation for at least 15 minutes.
The last step is to install the GRUB boot loader. Select Yes and then click the virtual drive for the installation.
Wait for the installation to be completed and press Continue to reboot.
6. Reboot and Log In
Log in to your account using the previous username and password.
Now, you have successfully installed and set up Kali Linux VM yeay! If you click the top leftmost button, you can see the applications and tools that your Kali Linux has.
CLOSING REMARKS
As I have stated before, I'm still learning cybersecurity too from 0, so this article is adapted from a helpful tutorial in Youtube, which is from the creator Ksk Royal. I followed their step by step tutorial to install my Kali Linux.Do visit their channel and give them a support if you feel that this tutorial is helpful!
(They also include how to delete Kali Linux and install VirtualBox Guest Additions in this video which I did not include in this article.)
Thank You!
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