Once you have that bad boy downloaded, open up your trusty friend VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine.
Now comes the fun part setting up the VM! You need to give it some memory (RAM), storage space (hard drive), and an operating system (which in this case is Kali Linux). Once you’ve done that, click on “Start” and watch as your brand new virtual machine boots up.
If you want to make things even easier for yourself, you can create a custom ISO image with all of your favorite tools already installed (which is like having a pre-made sandwich waiting for you in the fridge). To do this, just follow these simple steps:
1. Open up Terminal on your host machine and navigate to the directory where you want to save your custom ISO image. 2. Run the following command: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y` (this will update all of the packages on your system). 3. Install the necessary tools for creating an ISO image by running this command: `sudo apt install genisoimage grub-pc-bin`. 4. Copy over any additional files or directories that you want to include in your custom ISO image (such as scripts, configurations, or data). 5. Run the following command to create a new directory for your custom ISO image: `mkdir mycustomiso`
6. Change into the newly created directory by running this command: `cd mycustomiso`.
7. Create an empty file called “isolinux/txt.cfg” (this is required for booting from USB).
8. Run the following command to create a new ISO image with your custom files and directories included: `sudo genisoimage -output kali-mycustomiso.iso -volid ‘KALI_MYCUSTOMISO’ -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -rocky-long-filename -hide-rr-moved /path/to/your/files`.
9. Copy over the “isolinux” and “casper” directories from your original Kali ISO image (these are required for booting).
10. Run this command to add a new entry to the GRUB menu: `sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`.
11. Reboot your system and select “KALI_MYCUSTOMISO” from the boot menu (which should now include your custom ISO image).
A brand new virtual machine with all of your favorite tools already installed, ready to go at a moment’s notice.