VirtualBox Kali Linux Installation Guide

Introduction: Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for security professionals and ethical hackers. This guide will walk you through the steps to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox.

Requirements:

• VirtualBox (Login or Register to see the download link.)
• Kali Linux ISO file (Login or Register to see the download link.)
• At least 4 GB of RAM and 20 GB of disk space

Step 1: Install VirtualBox Download and install VirtualBox on your computer. Once installed, launch the application.

Step 2: Create a New Virtual Machine

• Click the New button to create a new virtual machine.
• Name your virtual machine and select Linux as the type, and Debian (64-bit) as the version.
• Set the memory size to at least 4 GB (4096 MB).
• Choose Create a virtual hard disk now and click Create.
• Select VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) as the hard disk file type.
• Choose between Dynamically allocated or Fixed size (dynamically allocated is recommended).
• Set the disk size to at least 20 GB.

Step 3: Attach the Kali Linux ISO File

• Select the newly created virtual machine and click Settings.
• Go to the Storage section.
• Click on the empty CD icon labeled Empty and then choose the Kali Linux ISO file from the right side under Optical Drive.

Step 4: Install Kali Linux

• Start the virtual machine. The Kali Linux installation screen will appear.
• Select Graphical Install.
• Set up language, region, and keyboard settings.
• Configure network settings.
• Complete the user account, password, and disk partitioning setup.
• Once the installation is complete, reboot the system.

Step 5: Install VirtualBox Guest Additions

• After logging into Kali Linux, open the terminal.
• Run the command sudo apt update && sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-x11 -y.
• Reboot your virtual machine.

Conclusion: Kali Linux is now ready to use on VirtualBox. With this setup, you can safely use all the security tools provided by Kali Linux in a virtual environment.