Creating and configuring a VirtualBox virtual machine on Kali Linux with the Kali Linux ISO image

In this article, you will learn how to create and configure a VirtualBox virtual machine on Kali Linux using an ISO image of the same operating system. We will provide a step-by-step guide to installing and configuring a virtual machine, starting with selecting settings and ending with system startup. You’ll learn how to create your own testing and cybersecurity environment using the popular VirtualBox tool.

1. We download Kali Linux

2. Configuring VirtualBox

3. Configuring Kali Linux

We download Kali Linux

Step 1

Open the browser

Step 2

Enter the code:

$ sudo su
# apt install virtual box
# virtual box

Step 3

Open the browser

Step 4

Follow the link: https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images

Step 5

Click “Download”

Configuring VirtualBox

Step 6

Go to the “Start menu” and find Virtualbox

Step 7

Click on “New”

Step 8

We name our virtual machine, specify the path of our ISO image and move on

Step 9

You can modify the hardware by changing the amount of RAM and the virtual number of CPUs, then click “Next”

Step 10

Select the “Virtual Hard disk” size and click “Next”

Step 11

Click “Finish”

Step 12

Open the browser

Configuring Kali Linux

Step 13

Click “Graphical Install”

Step 14

Select the language and click “Continue”

Step 15

Select the country and click “Continue”

Step 16

Choose the language for the keyboard and press as in the screenshot

Step 17

Enter any name for your operating system and click “Continue”

Step 18

Just click “Continue” and skip this step

Step 19

Give a name and click “Continue”

Step 20

Click “Continue”

Step 21

Here we need to come up with a password and enter it twice, after that click next

Step 22

We choose the time zone for our operating system and move on

Step 23

We choose managed use of the entire disk, and move on

Step 24

Select “All files in one partition” and move on

Step 25

Finishing our installation

Step 26

First click “Yes”, after that we can click “Continue”

Step 27

We select all the ticks that are shown in the screenshot. This is the most optimal option for choosing all tools and optimal operation of the OS

Step 28

Here and there you also need to wait a little while the file is loaded

Step 29

We choose “gdm3” and move on

Step 30

We install the GRUB loader and move on

Step 31

Congratulations, everything worked out for you.