How to Install Kali Linux in VirtualBox (2023.1 Edition)

hello guys in this video I'm going to show you how to install Kali Linux version 2023.1 on virtualbox for those that don't know virtualbox virtualbox is a tool that allows you to run multiple operating systems on your host computer so you can see I'm currently running Windows 11 Manjaro and Arc Linux on virtualbox and I can run multiple operating systems here so in this video we're going to be installing Kali Linux version 2023.1 on our virtualbox now this is the latest version of Kali Linux at the moment which was released on the 13th of March marking their 10th anniversary now the first thing we have to do is download and install virtualbox and to do that head to your Chrome browser and then search for virtualbox now you can see the first page over here Oracle VM virtualbox click on it and then by the left click on downloads now you can see for Windows host Mac OS Linux distribution and many other OS over here so we are downloading for a Windows machine so I'm going to click on Windows host and it should start downloading I already have this downloaded so I'm just gonna cancel it but you should download it now after downloading virtualbox you also have to download virtualbox extension pack so if you look down over here you're going to see virtualbox Oracle VM extension pack so click on all supported platforms over here and you should download the virtualbox extension pack now after downloading virtualbox and virtualbox extension pack we have to download Kali Linux version 2023.1 installation file so open a new tab you can just head directly to kali.org or you can just search for Kali Linux on Google now you can see the first page over here Kali Linux spent testing and ethical work in Linux kali.org so just click on the first page over here and it will take you directly to kali.org now click on the download button on the screen over here I need to take you down here where you can see the installer image and virtual machines now there are two ways we can use to install Kali Linux the first method is to go with virtual machines option over here which allows you to run Kali Linux directly so all you do is download the file extract and then run directly from your virtualbox without doing anything else so if you want to test Kali Linux or you just want it up and running immediately then you should go with the first method now the second method is using the installer image which means you have to install everything from scratch yourself set the disk size and every other thing you want so I would recommend this if you want to customize your machine and do everything yourself now I'm going to show both method in this video so you can choose which is preferable for you so first let's start with virtual machine so once you click on Virtual machines it will take you down here now you can see Kali Linux for virtualbox for VMware and for cremo now we are downloading Kali Linux for virtualbox and you can see the 64-bit version and the 32-bit version as well so you have to check your PC to see if it has a 32-bit processor or 64-bit and to do that head to your search bar and then search for about PC once you click on it you should be able to see details on your system you can see over here under system type 64-bit operating system x64-based processor so we're going to download the 64-bit version of Kali Linux for virtualbox so click on 64 over here for virtualbox and if you start downloading the size is about 2.7 gigabytes now I already have this file downloaded so I'm just going to cancel it now after downloading the pre-built virtualbox image for Kali Linux we can close our browser and then open our download folder now you can see this is virtualbox this is Oracle VM virtualbox extension pack and this is the Kali Linux file we downloaded so first you have to install virtualbox and to do that just double click on it and then install just like every other software so I already have this installed so I'm just going to click on repair but you just have to install just continue with the prompt and you should be able to install virtualbox now after installing virtualbox the next thing we have to do is add the extension pack and to do that open virtualbox after the installation and then you can see this tab up here click on it and then click on extensions now click on install and then select the extension pack which is in your download folder click on open and then click on install and it should install the extension pack just scroll down and then click on I agree to the terms and it should install successfully so the extension pack has been installed now we can click on the tab again and then go back to the welcome page so after installing virtualbox and then adding the extension pack we can begin extracting Kali Linux and then adding it to our virtualbox now you can extract this file using WinRAR or any other file extractor so whichever is good for you so I'm just going to right click mirror extract files and then click on OK and it should extract this file in no time okay so the file has been successfully extracted and you can see the folder over here Kali Linux 2023.1 virtualbox so let's open this folder open the folder and you can see two files over here now this is the virtual disk image for Kali Linux and this is the file we are going to use to run it so you can see this file which is 2.95 kilobytes so just double click on it and it will add Kali Linux to virtualbox now you can see Kali Linux has been added to virtualbox before you power on your machine we have to change few things so just click on settings and then go to system increase the base memory which is the ram I have 16 gigabytes of RAM on my PC so I'm going to give Kali Linux 4 gigabytes of RAM now you shouldn't allocate more than 40 percent of your PC Ram to your virtual machine also to slow down your host computer same thing with the processor I'm going to give it three calls since I can run up to it and then go to the display section over here and I make sure 3D acceleration is enabled over here now click on OK you can then click on start and this should boot our Kali Linux instantly now you can see it is now up the username is Kali k-a-l-i-o in lowercase and the password is the same thing Kali and you should have access to Kali Linux so you can see Kali Linux has been installed on our machine and everything looks really good now if you want to view this in full screen you can click on view up here and then go to full screen mode click on switch and you should be able to use Kali Linux in full screen if you want to switch back you can just come down here bring your mouse down and then minimize back again so basically this is how to install Kali Linux using the pre-built virtual image now you can do whatever you want to do change your processor change the RAM and modify Kali Linux as you want now the second method we are going to use for the installation is through the installer method so if you use this method you're good you can use Kali Linux for whatever you want so let's head back to our browser and then this time we are going to download the installer image so let's click on installer image over here and then you can see over here this is the installer image complete offline installation with customization so let's click on it and it should start downloading this file is a little bit bigger than the previous image this is about 3.6 gigabytes I already have this downloaded so I'm just going to cancel it so after downloading we can close our browser and then open our download folder okay so we now have Kali Linux image over here installer image this is virtualbox and this is extension pack which we've already installed already so we don't need any of this so head to your virtualbox now we have to create a new virtual machine so click on new let's call these Kali Linux 2023.1 Now set the type to Linux and then set the version over here to Linux 2.6 3x 4X 5x64 bits since we are using a 64-bit version of this software unless you downloaded it as a two-bit version now click on next and then set the base memory which is your RAM now I'm going to give this about five gigabytes of RAM since I have 16 gigabytes on my PC like I said earlier you shouldn't give more than 40 percent of your RAM to your virtual machine it helps you to slow down your host computer same thing with the processor so I'm going to give you three calls now click on next [Music] create a virtual hard disk now now this is where you allocate how much storage you want to give to your machine in this case from 50 gig is actually all keyboards I'm gonna give it about 90 gigabytes and that should be okay now also note you can't give more than what you have so if you don't have up to 90 Gig storage on your PC you can't allocate 90 Gig to your virtual machine and then after doing that click on next and then click on finish so we've successfully created a new machine over here you can see Kali Linux 2023.1 but we are not done we have to make changes to some things over here so click on settings up here now go to system and this is the base memory which you can change whenever you want processor as well you can change whenever you want now click on display and then increase the video memory to 128 megabytes and also enable 3D acceleration over here now the next thing go to storage and then click on controller ID over here you can see an empty disk icon click on the disk icon and then select this this Icon by the right click on choose a Dix file now we have to select Kali Linux image file so let's go to our download folder and then select the installer file over here and then click on open click on OK so once we click on start we should begin the installation of Kali Linux so let's click on start [Music] now we are going with the graphical install so just hit enter and it should start select the language and continue select your location and continue select your keyboard format and continue you should start retrieving the installer components from our installation media [Music] now this will identify your system to the network so you can put your name right here so I'm just going to put everything Tech continue domain name leave the field empty continue unless you have a domain name you want to put there full name for this user enter your full name there [Music] username for this user enter your username there and then choose the password confirm the password and then continue now choose your clock format and continue as well now we're going with guided which will use the entire disks we are located and then partition it itself so let's continue and this is the Dix 97 gigabyte so that is actually the disks we created so let's continue all files in one partition which is recommended yes so continue now click on continue to finish partitioning and write changes to the disk write changes to the disk select yes and then continue now it will take some time to install you just don't have to do anything just wait for it to install [Music] now this is where we select the desktop environment we want you can use Nom KDE or xface now I'm going to use X5 since this is the default desktop environment and this looks actually good unless you want to choose any other desktop environment but we are good with xvs over here so let's just hit continue now select yes to install grow bootloader and then hit continue select the drive over here this is where we're installing drop bootloader and then hit continue and that is all actually this shouldn't take up three minutes now the installation has been completed so hit continue to reboot now login with your username and password login and you can see Kali Linux has been successfully installed now we can view full screen and then do whatever we want to do so basically this is how to install Kali Linux version 2023.1 on virtualbox you can use either of the methods and this works without any problem so basically this is how to install the latest version of Kali Linux version 2023.1 on virtualbox if this was helpful kindly hit the Subscribe button and turn on your post notification thank you for watching and I will see you on the next one foreign [Music] [Music]

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Length: 14min 28sec (868 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 15 2023