
This will be the user account that you will use for every day running of this Kali machine. Step 7: Create a standard, non-administrative user for the system. Step 6: (Optional) You may add this Kali machine to a domain or press enter to skip. I will leave the hostname as the default “ Kali”. Step 5: The installer will now copy over the Kali image to your virtual hard disk, probe the available network interfaces, and prompt you to enter a system hostname. Step 4: Select your preferred keyboard layout. Step 3: Specify your geographic location. Step 2: Select your preferred system language. Step 1: Double click to launch the Kali VM, and select Graphical install on the boot screen. Or you can watch this tutorial video if you are more of a visual learner.

With all that prep out of the way, continue with the written steps to install Kali Linux 2020 on VirtualBox. Now locate where you downloaded the Kali ISO installer file and select it. Right-click on the Kali guest VM and click “settings” Then click Storage > Empty > the Disk Icon > and Choose a disk file as shown in the screenshot below. Attach the downloaded Kali ISO file to the Kali guest VM. Leave every other configuration as it is and click “ create” again to finish up.ģ. Set the File size of the virtual hard disk to a minimum of 30GB. Create a virtual hard disk for the Kali guest VMĪfter you click create from step 1 above, a new window will pop up.



