Firstly choose how large a disk you want to create, I normally choose between 30GB and 60GB then select what type of file the hard disk will be. Now we can create our Virtual Hard disk that kali is going to be installed on.

Next set the memory to 2048 MB for now, if needed you can always change this at a later date, lastly make sure its checked on create a virtual hard disk now and click Create. Start of by adding a name for your Kali VM, changing the Type to linux and the version to Debian (64-bit). Once VirtualBox is open click New and you should be presented with a Create Virtual Machine window. So download the ISO, Open up virtual box and we can get started. Theirs a quick how to install VirtualBox in my Setup a Hacking Lab tutorial but otherwise i will assume this is already installed. The version of Kali we are going to be installing now is Kali 2016.2 64bit GNOME 3 version which normally can be found at the top of there download page and ill be installing it into VirtualBox. There is a version of Kali for almost every type of computer, from raspberry pi to Chromebooks, they have a more light weight versions for older PCs or for customizing your own image, there is even pre-built virtual machine that you just load into VirtualBox or VMware.

Instead go for a Linux distribution like Ubuntu or Mint. The first thing to get straight is if your looking for a distribution to learn Linux or are looking for a general-purpose Linux desktop distribution, web design, gaming etc Kali should not be your first choice.

It was released on the 13th March 2013 as a complete top-to-bottom rebuild of BackTrack Linux, adhering completely to Debian development standards. Kali Linux is developed, funded and maintained by Offensive Security. Kali contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advance Penetration Testing and Security Auditing.

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