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Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for penetration testing. It has more than 600 preinstalled penetration-testing programs, it earned a reputation as one of the best-operating systems used for security testing. As a security-testing platform, it is best to install Kali as a VM on VirtualBox.
To use different operating system, we need to install and learn the advantages of the operating systems. For Ex. We need windows operating system to learn Applications which was written by microsoft based languages like Visual C++, Visual Basic, Visual C Sharp etc.
We also need open source operating system like Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu, Etc and for security auditing and testing we need Kali Linux, Parrot Os, BlackArch etc.
It is a good practise to have multiple operating systems in same laptop as a hacker. But if we need two operating systems to perform two hacking operations with one computer, we need to create one virtual os. This is where we use Virtual Operating System using Virtual Box.
On the official Kali Linux website downloads section, you can find Kali Linux .iso images.The ISO files are updated once the new version is available
Now navigate to the Kali Linux Downloads page and find the packages available for download. Choose which version you want to install, you can find both the 64-Bit or 32-Bit version.
1. Start VirtualBox Manager and click the New icon.
2. Name and operating system. A pop-up window for creating a new VM appears. Give a name and a destination folder. The Type and Version will change automatically, based on the name you provide. But you need to make sure that the given settings match your operating system and it bit version. Now click Next.
3. Memory size. Choose how much memory to allocate to the virtual machine and click Next. The default setting for Linux is 1024 MB. However, you can set the limit upto 4Gb as per your needs and availability.
4. Hard disk. Now we need hard disk for installing our virtual operating system. So, we are now creating a virtual hard disk.
5. Hard disk file type. Stick to the default file type for the new virtual hard disk, VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image). Click Next to continue.
6. Storage on a physical hard disk. Decide between Dynamically allocated and Fixed size. The first choice allows the new hard disk to grow and fill up space dedicated to it. The second, fixed size, uses the maximum capacity from the start. Click Next.
7. File location and size. Specify the name and where you want to store the virtual hard disk. Choose the amount of file data the VM is allowed to store on the hard disk. We advise giving it at least 8 GB. Click Create to finish.
Now you created a new VM. The VM appears on the list in the VirtualBox Manager.
The next step is adjusting the default virtual machine settings.
1. Select a virtual machine and click the Settings icon. Make sure you marked the correct VM and that the right-hand side is displaying details for Kali Linux.
2. In the Kali Linux – Settings window, navigate to General > Advanced tab. Change the Shared Clipboard and Drag’n’Drop settings to Bidirectional. This feature allows you to copy and paste between the host and guest machine.
3. Go to System > Motherboard. Set the boot order to start from Optical, followed by Hard Disk. Uncheck Floppy as it is unnecessary.
4. Next, move to the Processor tab in the same window. Increase the number of processors to two (2) to enhance performance.
5. Finally, navigate to Storage settings. Add the downloaded Kali image to a storage device under Controller: IDE. Click the disk icon to search for the image. Once finished, close the Settings window.
6. Click the Start icon to begin installing Kali.
Download :
1. Kali Linux Latest Version from https://www.kali.org/downloads/
2. Virtual Box from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Install Virtual Box and Install Kali linux in it
Go to reference and see the fix videos.