How To Install Kali Linux In Virtual Machine Step By Step

How To Install Kali Linux In Virtual Machine Step By Step

Installing kali linux( backtrack 6 ) is not much harder as it was in down 1,2,3 versions of backtrack but anyway if you are stuck some where this step by step guide to install kali linux under virtual machine . why virtual machine ? because it gives you a safe environment to play and explore without damaging your physical hard drive , or any data loss what you should know before continue :

• basic knowledge of virtual machine’s
• basic knowledge of networking concepts ( TCP IP )
• basic linux or any *nix ( if you ever worked on Linux then you are good to go )
• time and patience

Requirements :

1. Download Kali LinuxISO
2. virtual machine ( i am using VMware workstation in tutorial , if you have virtualbox or vmplayer then its good installation process is pretty same in every virtual platform )

Installation steps :

1 : click on create new virtual machine

create new virtual machine

2 : choose ISO

choose ISO

3 : Select Guest Operating System

select guest operating system

4 : Set name and location 

5 : Set disk space ( 20 GB is good enough, minimum 12 GB to work smoother )

5 : Review the hardware configuration and start the virtual machine 

Select Graphical Install

6 :  Select Graphical Install go through normal language and timezone host-name selection etc
Set your “root” password and don’t forget it

set root password and don’t forget it

7 : Disk Partition  ( if you are installing freshly without any dual boot then simply use guided and use full virtual disk )

use full virtual disk

8: Select hard-drive and select all-in-one  ( for new users ) or if you don’t know just choose all in one 

use full virtual disk

9 :  click on finish partitioning and write changes to disk  , choose yes to write 

10 : wait until installer finish copying files setting system

11 :  set network mirror and set boot-loader ( very important )

12 : after installation restart and login with username ” root ” and password ( what you set at step 6 )

kali linux

Linux commands with examples

 A
 apropos Search Help manual pages (man -k)
 apt-get Search for and install software packages (Debian)
 aptitude Search for and install software packages (Debian)
 aspell       Spell Checker
 awk         Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
B
 basename Strip directory and suffix from filenames
 bash     GNU Bourne-Again Shell
 bc     Arbitrary precision calculator language
 bg         Send to background
 break   Exit from a loop
 builtin   Run a shell builtin
 bzip2   Compress or decompress named files
C
 cal     Display a calendar
 case   Conditionally perform a command
 cat     Concatenate and print (display) the content of files
 cd     Change Directory
 cfdisk   Partition table manipulator for Linux
 chgrp    Change group ownership
 chmod   Change access permissions
 chown   Change file owner and group
 chroot   Run a command with a different root directory
 chkconfig System services (runlevel)
 cksum   Print CRC checksum and byte counts
 clear   Clear terminal screen
 cmp     Compare two files
 comm   Compare two sorted files line by line
 command Run a command – ignoring shell functions
 continue Resume the next iteration of a loop
 cp     Copy one or more files to another location
 cron   Daemon to execute scheduled commands
 crontab Schedule a command to run at a later time
 csplit   Split a file into context-determined pieces
 cut     Divide a file into several parts
D
 date     Display or change the date and time
 dc     Desk Calculator
 dd     Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records
 ddrescue Data recovery tool
 declare Declare variables and give them attributes
 df     Display free disk space
 diff   Display the differences between two files
 diff3   Show differences among three files
 dig     DNS lookup
 dir     Briefly list directory contents
 dircolors Colour setup for ls'
 dirname Convert a full pathname to just a path
 dirs   Display list of remembered directories
 dmesg   Print kernel & driver messages
 du     Estimate file space usage
E
 echo     Display message on screen
 egrep   Search files for lines that match an extended expression
 eject           Eject removable media
 enable   Enable and disable builtin shell commands
 env     Environment variables
 ethtool Ethernet card settings
 eval   Evaluate several commands/arguments
 exec   Execute a command
 exit   Exit the shell
 expect   Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal
 expand   Convert tabs to spaces
 export   Set an environment variable
 expr   Evaluate expressions
F
 false   Do nothing, unsuccessfully
 fdformat Low-level format a floppy disk
 fdisk   Partition table manipulator for Linux
 fg     Send job to foreground
 fgrep   Search files for lines that match a fixed string
 file   Determine file type
 find         Search for files that meet a desired criteria
 fmt     Reformat paragraph text
 fold   Wrap text to fit a specified width
 for     Expand words, and execute commands
 format   Format disks or tapes
 free   Display memory usage
 fsck     File system consistency check and repair
 ftp     File Transfer Protocol
 function Define Function Macros
 fuser   Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file
G
 gawk   Find and Replace text within files
 getopts Parse positional parameters
 grep   Search files for lines that match a given pattern
 groupadd Add a user security group
 groupdel Delete a group
 groupmod Modify a group
 groups   Print group names a user is in
 gzip   Compress or decompress named files
H
 hash   Remember the full pathname of a name argument
 head     Output the first part of files
 help   Display help for a built-in command
 history Command History
 hostname Print or set system name
I
 iconv   Convert the character set of a file
 id     Print user and group id's
 if     Conditionally perform a command
 ifconfig Configure a network interface
 ifdown   Stop a network interface
 ifup   Start a network interface up
 import   Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
 install Copy files and set attributes
J
 jobs   List active jobs
 join     Join lines on a common field
K
 kill     Stop a process from running
 killall Kill processes by name
L
 less         Display output one screen at a time
 let     Perform arithmetic on shell variables
 ln         Create a symbolic link to a file
 local     Create variables
 locate         Find files
 logname Print current login name
 logout Exit a login shell
 look   Display lines beginning with a given string
 lpc     Line printer control program
 lpr     Off line print
 lprint   Print a file
 lprintd Abort a print job
 lprintq List the print queue
 lprm     Remove jobs from the print queue
 ls       List information about files
 lsof   List open files
M
 make     Recompile a group of programs
 man     Help manual
 mkdir   Create new folders
 mkfifo   Make FIFOs (named pipes)
 mkisofs Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
 mknod   Make block or character special files
 more     Display output one screen at a time
 mount   Mount a file system
 mtools         Manipulate MS-DOS files
 mtr     Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
 mv     Move or rename files or directories
 mmv     Mass Move and rename files
N
 netstat Networking information
 nice     Set the priority of a command or job
 nl     Number lines and write files
 nohup   Run a command immune to hangups
 notify-send   Send desktop notifications
 nslookup Query Internet name servers interactively
O
 open   Open a file in its default application
 op     Operator access
P
 passwd   Modify a user password
 paste   Merge lines of files
 pathchk Check file name portability
 ping   Test a network connection
 pkill   Stop processes from running
 popd   Restore the previous value of the current directory
 pr     Prepare files for printing
 printcap Printer capability database
 printenv Print environment variables
 printf   Format and print data
 ps     Process status
 pushd   Save and then change the current directory
 pwd     Print Working Directory
Q
 quota   Display disk usage and limits
 quotacheck Scan a file system for disk usage
 quotactl Set disk quotas
R
 ram     ram disk device
 rcp     Copy files between two machines
 read     Read a line from standard input
 readarray Read from stdin into an array variable
 readonly Mark variables/functions as readonly
 reboot   Reboot the system
 rename   Rename files
 renice         Alter priority of running processes
 remsync Synchronize remote files via email
 return         Exit a shell function
 rev     Reverse lines of a file
 rm     Remove files
 rmdir   Remove folders
 rsync   Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
S
 screen   Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
 scp     Secure copy (remote file copy)
 sdiff   Merge two files interactively
 sed     Stream Editor
 select         Accept keyboard input
 seq     Print numeric sequences
 set     Manipulate shell variables and functions
 sftp     Secure File Transfer Program
 shift   Shift positional parameters
 shopt   Shell Options
 shutdown Shutdown or restart linux
 sleep   Delay for a specified time
 slocate Find files
 sort     Sort text files
 source          Run commands from a file
 split   Split a file into fixed-size pieces
 ssh     Secure Shell client (remote login program)
 strace Trace system calls and signals
 su     Substitute user identity
 sudo     Execute a command as another user
 sum     Print a checksum for a file
 suspend Suspend execution of this shell
 symlink Make a new name for a file
 sync   Synchronize data on disk with memory
T
 tail               Output the last part of file
 tar                Tape Archiver
 tee            Redirect output to multiple files
 test           Evaluate a conditional expression
 time                Measure Program running time
 times         User and system times
 touch        Change file timestamps
 top            List processes running on the system
 traceroute Trace Route to Host
 trap          Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
 tr               Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
 true          Do nothing, successfully
 tsort          Topological sort
 tty            Print filename of terminal on stdin
 type           Describe a command
U
 ulimit       Limit user resources
 umask      Users file creation mask
 umount    Unmount a device
 unalias     Remove an alias
 uname       Print system information
 unexpand Convert spaces to tabs
 uniq         Uniquify files
 units         Convert units from one scale to another
 unset         Remove variable or function names
 unshar       Unpack shell archive scripts
 until         Execute commands (until error)
 uptime     Show uptime
 useradd     Create new user account
 usermod    Modify user account
 users        List users currently logged in
 uuencode     Encode a binary file
 uudecode       Decode a file created by uuencode
V
 v               Verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b’)
 vdir           Verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b')
 vi              Text Editor
 vmstat       Report virtual memory statistics
W
 wait          Wait for a process to complete
 watch        Execute/display a program periodically
 wc            Print byte, word, and line counts
 whereis     Search the user's $path, man pages and source files for a program
 which        Search the user's $path for a program file
 while         Execute commands
 who           Print all usernames currently logged in
 whoami      Print the current user id and name (id -un’)
 wget          Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
 write         Send a message to another user
X
 xargs         Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists
 xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application
Y
 yes           Print a string until interrupted