To get started, you need to download the image file of Kali Linux. And, when it comes to Kali Linux, they offer a separate ISO file if you plan to use it on a virtual machine. Head to its official download page and download the prebuilt VMware image available. You can download the. In either case, you can also check the file integrity with the SHA value provided. Select the. And, it should appear right in your VMware player. You can choose to launch the virtual machine with the default settings.
Or, if you want to tweak the hardware allocated to the virtual machine, feel free to change the settings before you launch it. Depending on your computer hardware, you should allocate more memory and at least half of your processor cores to get a smooth performance. While you can assign more resources, but it might affect the performance of your host operating system when working on a task.
So, it is recommended to keep a balance between the two. When it starts loading up, you may be prompted with some tips to improve performance by tweaking some virtual machine settings. You do not have to do that, but if you notice performance issues, you can disable side-channel mitigations needed for enhanced security to uplift the performance of the VM.
Also, you may be prompted to download and install VMware tools for Linux ; you need to do this to get a good VM experience. Considering that you launched a prebuilt VMware folder, you need to enter the default login and password to proceed.
Now, all you have to do is start exploring! Custom is where you get to set advanced options such as compatibility with older Virtual Machines, SCSI controller type, etc. We will go with the default options. Select Typical and click Next. In this dialog box you will have to browse to the downloaded ISO file and click next.
But in the case of Kali Linux this is not the case and you will see a warning yellow triangle. Please ignore that and click next to continue. In this dialog box, you will be asked to select the Guest Operating System. Select Guest operating system as Linux and Version as Debian 9. In this dialog box, you will be asked to provide the name of the virtual machine. You can provide any name you like. You can also change the location of the virtual machine.
Leaving it as the default is also fine. This dialog box asks you to specify the disk capacity. This is the maximum amount of disk space it will utilize once the Virtual Machine is created. You can leave it to the default but if you are running low on disk space, you can reduce it to 20 GB. Check Split Virtual Disk into multiple files. This is the default option. These Virtual Disks expand according to the usage with a Maximum size you specifed as the disk capacity.
This is the final dialog box and what you see is all the options you have selected in previous dialog boxes. Normally I increase the RAM and memory before clicking finish. This helps to finish the installation process faster. To increase the RAM, before clicking Finish, click on customize hardware. Increase the memory using the slider. To increase the CPU, Enter the values number of processors and number of cores.
Click on Finish to start the installation process. VMware workstation home — create a new virtual machine wizard — hardware processor setup screenshot. Now you will have to power on the virtual machine to start the process. You can see the option to power on the VM on top left hand side. Here you will see many options. Select Graphical Install using the down arrow key and click continue.
In this dialog box you will be asked to select a language. Please select a language and continue. This option sets your language in the Kali Linux Operating system. Default is English. In this dialog box you will be asked to select a Location. Please select a location and continue.
This option sets your Location in the Kali Linux Operating system. In this dialog box you will be asked to select the keyboard layout. Please select a Keyboard layout using the arrow keys and click continue. This option sets your Keyboard in the Kali Linux Operating system. By default it is set to American English. After you click continue, you will see the installation progresses for some them you see the Network Configuration dialog box, which is the next step.
In this dialog box you will be asked to enter the hostname for your system. This being a home network, we can set anything. Enter any anything and click continue. In this dialog box you will be asked to enter the domain name for your system. This being a home network, we can set anything like example. In this dialog box you will be asked to enter the password for the root user account. Please enter a password of your choice and click continue.
This is the password for user root with which you will login when the installation completes. In this dialog box you will be asked to time zone based on the location you selected earlier.
Please enter a time zone of your choice and click continue. In this dialog box you are asked how you would like to partition your disk. Select Guided — Use entire disk and click continue. In this dialog box you are asked to select a disk to partition.
Select sda, VMware Virtual disk. There should be only one option. Click Continue. In this dialog box you are asked to select a scheme for disk partition.
Select the default, All files in one partition and click Continue. In this dialog box you are see the summary of your disk partition. This feature allows you to copy and paste between the host and guest machine.
Set the boot order to start from Optical , followed by Hard Disk. Uncheck Floppy as it is unnecessary. Next, move to the Processor tab in the same window. Increase the number of processors to two 2 to enhance performance. Finally, navigate to Storage settings. Click the disk icon to search for the image.
Once finished, close the Settings window. After you booted the installation menu by clicking Start , a new VM VirtualBox window appears with the Kali welcome screen.
Select the Graphical install option and go through the following installation steps for setting up Kali Linux in VirtualBox. Select a language. Choose the default language for the system which will also be the language used during the installation process. Select your location. Configure the keyboard. Decide which keymap to use. In most cases, the best option is to select American English. Configure the network. First, enter a hostname for the system and click Continue. Next, create a domain name the part of your internet address after your hostname.
Domain names usually end in. Make sure you use the same domain name on all your machines. Set up users and passwords. Create a strong root password for the system administrator account. Partition disks. Select how you would like to partition the hard disk.
Unless you have a good reason to do it manually, go for the Guided —use entire disk option. Then, select which disk you want to use for partitioning. As you created a single virtual hard disk in Step 3: Adjust VM Settings , you do not have to worry about data loss.
Select the only available option — SCSI3 0,0,0 sda — Next, select the scheme for partitioning. If you are a new user, go for All files in one partition. The wizard gives you an overview of the configured partitions.
Continue by navigating to Finish partitioning and write changes to disk. Click Continue and confirm with Yes.
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