Kali Linux Installation - VMware

• Kali Linux is an advanced Penetration Testing
and Security Auditing Linux distribution.
• Preinstalled with numerous penetration-
testing programs.

• Download Kali Linux ISO from
http://www.kali.org/downloads/
• Download VMware from
https://my.vmware.com
• My Version: 10.0.1 build-1379776

• Open up VMware perform a right click and
select New Virtual Machine

• Configuration - Custom
• If needed it can be setup for VMware
backwards compatibility for older versions

• Choose to Install the Operating System Later.
• OS – Linux
• Version - Ubuntu

• Give a Virtual machine name
• Number of Processors - 1

• Memory – 1024MB RAM
• NAT - NAT uses the host's own network
resources to connect to the external network.

• Controller – LSI Logic
• Disk Type - SCSI

• Create a New Virtual Disk
• Split into multiple files, can also be a single file
depending on preferance

• Select Location to store the virtual file
• Summary of results and click Finish

• Virtual Machine Created and Listed on left
panel

• Select Edit Virtual Machine
• CD/DVD(SATA) – Check ISO Image File and
locate the downloaded Kali ISO file and OK

• Select Power on This Virtual Machine to run
the Installation process
• Choose graphical Install

• Language preference
• Location preference

• Keyboard preference
• Hostname – As it is

• If Domain exists enter correctly
• Setup a desired Root Password

• Name of New User
• Password of New User

• Choose to Manually Partition Disks
• Overview of VMware currently configured
Partitions

• Yes for new Partition
• Select Finish and Write to Disk

• Use Network Mirror for new versions of
software – Yes
• Proxy configuration if needed

• Yes – Install GRUB boot loader
• Installation Complete 

• After Installation is complete Kali Linux will
start up
• Enter the password if set during configuration

• And Finally – Kali Linux Installation is now
Complete

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