Then, you burn it onto a DVD or stick it on a USB drive using some magical technology that I don’t fully understand but trust me, it works.
Next up, make sure your computer knows to boot from the disc/drive by changing some settings in its brain (aka BIOS/UEFI). And if you want to be extra fancy, disable Secure Boot because Kali Linux doesn’t have a signed kernel and won’t work with it enabled.
Once everything is set up, just sit back and let the installation wizard do its thing. It will ask you some questions like what language you speak (because who wants to read instructions in a foreign tongue?) and where you live (so it can figure out your time zone). Then it’ll ask for your keyboard layout because apparently not everyone uses QWERTY anymore.
If you have any network connections, the setup will try to find a DHCP server so you don’t have to mess with IP addresses and stuff like that. And if there isn’t one available, you can either manually configure everything or skip this step altogether (because who has time for all that fuss?).
Next up is creating your user account just enter some basic info like your full name and a strong password (because security is important, people!). Then it will ask about the clock settings because apparently computers aren’t smart enough to figure out what time zone they’re in.
Now comes the fun part: choosing where you want Kali Linux to live on your hard drive. If you’re starting from scratch and don’t have any other operating systems installed, you can just go with the default option (which is basically like saying “give me all the space!”). But if you already have stuff on that disk, you might want to choose a different partition or use some fancy encryption techniques.
Finally, after reviewing your choices and confirming everything looks good, the installation wizard will do its thing and install Kali Linux onto your computer (which can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours depending on how fast your hardware is). And once it’s done, you’ll be prompted to reboot into your new system.
It might seem like a lot at first, but trust me, it’s worth it for all the awesome hacker tools and stuff that come with it (not to mention the sweet bragging rights).