College of Computer Science &

‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬

Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

Computer Data Security & Privacy (324 COMP-3)

Procedure to install / execute software for Lab
There are three options to run Kali Linux in your system for lab if you don’t want to install Kali
Linux in your system.
1. Bootable Kali Linux USB
2. https://www.onworks.net/ (Directly using the webpage)
3. Complete installation (directly or using virtual machines (VMs) running software like
VMware / VirtualBox etc.)

Option 1: Bootable Kali Linux USB

You will need one 16 GB flash drive (it will format the flash drive and delete all your files in
flash drive so take backup of files if any).
Step 1: Download Rufus software from https://rufus.ie/

Step 2: Download Kali Linux ISO image from https://www.kali.org/downloads/

The file size is around 3.7 GB so it will take some time to download.

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College of Computer Science &
‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬
Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

Step 3: Once download is complete, execute Rufus and choose the location for Kali Linux ISO
file. And click on open.

Step 4: Then click on Start button.

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College of Computer Science &
‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬
Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

Step 5: It will take around 4-5 minutes in copying files and making USB bootable Kali Linux.
Once complete then click on close button and remove USB.
Step 6: You will have to enter into bios setup of your laptop/desktop and enable USB booting
and make it first priority. Otherwise system will boot from default setting.
Step 7: Restart your system and choose Kali Linux boot option when prompted.

Option 2: Using https://www.onworks.net/ (Directly using the web portal)

OnWorks is a free hosting provider that allows to run your workstations only using your web
browser. It provide Operative Systems like CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian. Kali Linux is
listed under Debian based OS.
Step 1: Either search “Onworks Kali Linux” in google search and it will provide a link directly
or click on the link given below.
https://www.onworks.net/os-distributions/debian-based
Then Click on RUN ONLINE option. It will lead you to next webpage.

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College of Computer Science &
‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬
Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

Step 2: Click on Start button

Then this screen will appear. Let it complete the processing.

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College of Computer Science &
‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬
Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

Step 3: It open the Kali Linux page. Now you can use the Kali Linux OS. You need to click on
Terminal button to start the terminal window.

Option 3: Complete installation (directly or using virtual machines

(VMs) running software like VMware / VirtualBox etc.)

For Complete installation, links have been given in the lab manual for different type of installation
option. Refer to page 5 and 6 of lab manual. Detailed step-by-step installation guides can be found
on these URLs:
1. Kali Linux installation using Virtual Box

https://www.nakivo.com/blog/how-to-install-kali-linux-on-virtualbox/

2. Kali Linux installation using VMware

https://dzone.com/articles/a-guide-to-installing-kali-linux

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College of Computer Science &
‫كلية حاسب اآللي وتقنية المعلومات‬
Information Technology,
Jazan University, KSA.
.‫ المملكة العربية السعودية‬،‫جامعة جازان‬

3. Normal Kali Linux Installation

https://www.kali.org/docs/base-images/kali-linux-hard-disk-install/

4. Virtual Box Download

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

5. VMware installation guide

https://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_newguest_setup_simple_steps.html

6. Kali Linux book download

https://kali.training/downloads/Kali-Linux-Revealed-1st-edition.pdf

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