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Installing Kali Linux on VirtualBox: Quickest & Safest Way

Install Kali Linux 2020 on VirtualBox easiest Method

No need to wait for installation and configuration

Step by step easy installation

1.Download the Virtual Box from the Oracle’s webite depending on you
operating system. Link: https://www.virtualbox.org/

Once you download the installer, just double click on it to install VirtualBox.
Install as you do basic apps.

2. Then, download virtual image of Kali Linux from their Offensive Security
website depending on your bit version.

3. Install Kali Linux on VirtualBox

Once you have installed VirtualBox and downloaded the Kali Linux image,
you just need to import it to VirtualBox in order to make it work.

Here is how it will go:


Step 1: Launch VirtualBox. Click on Import button

Step 2: Next, browse the file you just downloaded and choose it to be
imported . The file name should start with ‘kali linux‘ and end with
.ova extension.
Once selected, proceed by clicking on Continue.

Step 3: Now, you will be shown the settings for the virtual machine you are
about to import. So, you can customize them or not — that is your choice. It
is okay if you go with the default settings.
Choose your memory

Create a virtual hard disk

Choose Dynamically allocate, so they will create files dynamically


Choose the size 2–4 GB will be enough
Step 4: You will now see it listed. So, just hit Start to launch it

The default username in Kali Linux used to be root and the default password
was toor. But since January 2020, Kali Linux is not using the root account.
Now, the default account and password are kali and Kali.

You should be able to login to the system with it.


Enjoy Happy hacking!

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