Launch Rufus and select the USB drive from the dropdown list of options under Device. 3. Click SELECT to choose the Kali Linux ISO file for Boot selection, then click START when ready. However, this method is not officially supported and may have compatibility issues with certain images like Kali Everything Live ISO introduced in release 2022.1.
4. If you want to create another partition on the USB drive for additional storage space, start Windows Explorer (Start -> Run (Windows + R) -> diskmgmt.msc), locate the USB drive, right-click on “Unallocated,” and follow the wizard with next, next, next…
5. To boot from your newly created Kali Linux live USB drive in Windows, you may need to reimage it depending on your system configuration (BIOS or UEFI) and how they are set up. Master Boot Record (MBR) is often used for legacy systems that use BIOS as well as UEFI with Compatibility Support Module (CSM) enabled. GUID Partition Table (GPT) is required where UEFI has CSM disabled, forcing to use the modern standard.
6. After writing the image to your USB drive in Rufus, reboot Windows and insert it into a compatible port. Depending on your motherboard manufacturer, you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI or configure it to try booting from USB first using common key combinations (such as ESC, F1, F2, F3, F4, F8, F10, F11, F12, or DEL).
7. To ensure that your changes are not overwritten by other processes during boot-up, use atomic operations to modify the system’s configuration files. This can be done using tools like sysfs and procfs in Linux, which provide a way to manipulate kernel parameters without requiring rebooting or restarting services.
8. For example, you could add a new line to /etc/rc.local that sets up your custom network settings:
#!/bin/bash
# This is a bash script used to add a new line to the /etc/rc.local file, setting up custom network settings without requiring a reboot or service restart.
# The following line uses the echo command to print the string "ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100" and redirects it to the /etc/rc.local file.
echo "ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100" >> /etc/rc.local
This will ensure that the interface is configured with a static IP address at boot-time, without any conflicts or overwrites from other processes.
9. To test your changes and verify that they are working correctly, reboot your system and check the output of ifconfig:
#!/bin/bash
# This script is used to configure a static IP address for the interface at boot-time.
# Reboot the system to apply changes.
sudo reboot
# Check the output of ifconfig to verify the changes.
ifconfig eth0
# The following code segment sets the link encapsulation, hardware address, and IP address for the interface.
# It also sets the broadcast address, subnet mask, and MTU.
# The interface is set to be UP, BROADCAST, and MULTICAST.
# The RX and TX packets, errors, and collisions are also set.
# The RX and TX bytes are set to 0.
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 52:54:00:12:34:56
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:268 (268.0 bps) TX bytes:356 (356.0 bps)
This should show that the interface is now configured with a static IP address, as expected.