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Installation

Installation

Install Virtual Box on Linux

Downloaded file would be of .deb extension.
To install .deb files, execute the following commands in terminal -
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/deb/file
sudo apt-get install -f

Install Kali

Kali Linux is the new generation BackTrack Linux penetration testing Linux distribution.
Downoaded Kali would be a .iso file which would added as Controller IDE under storage Devices.

Create Virtual Machine and Run Kali

Follow the below steps to create a virtual machine using virtual box.

Step - 1 : Click on Add to add a new VM

Step - 2: Assign Name to your virtual machine.

Step - 3: Select hard-disk file type

Step - 4: Select type of storage on your physical hard disk

Step - 5: Now your virtual machine is ready to run

Step - 6: Goto Settings > Storage

Step - 7: Replace Empty .iso file with downloaded Kali file

Step - 8: Start Kali Virtual Machine

Note : There would be a list of questions that you would have to answer before kali installation begins.

Step - 8.1 Click on install kali

Step - 8.2 Language Selection

Step - 8.3 Kali Installation Begins

Step - 8.4 Name Your Kali

Step - 8.5 Leave Domain Name Blank

Step - 8.6 Network Mirror

Step - 8.7 Kali Installation Continues

Step - 8.8 Set Password

Step - 8.9 Confirm Password

Step - 8.10 Select Timezone

Step - 8.11 Partition Disk

Step - 8.12 Select Partitioning Scheme

Step - 8.13 Finish Partitioning

Step - 8.14 Installation Continues

Step - 8.15 Write Changes to Disk

Step - 8.16 No Proxy

Step - 8.17 Configuration Begins

Step - 8.18 Start Grub Boot Loader

Step - 8.19 Select device for boot loader installation

Step - 8.20 Grub installation complete

Step - 8.21 Grub installation complete

Step - 8.22 Kali installation complete

Step - 9: After successful installation, you would be required to authenticate

Notes :

You would be asked to create a password for root user during installation process.
To login, use username as root and your created password.

Step - 10: After successful log-in, you should be able to see Kali screen.