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This step-by-step article shows you how to install Kali Linux 2.0in VMware
Workstationstep-by-step but you can also use VMware Player which is free. This tutorial
also helps if you install Kali Linux 2.0 on physical hardware.In fact,Kali Linux 2.0
installation isnotvery hard. First of all, why Kali as a virtual machine? Because, if you are
new on Kali, it is very safe to use it as virtual machine. You can easily explore Kali Linux 2.0
new featureswithout damaging any live dataon your computer.
VMware workstation and VMware Playerare virtualization software at the desktop
level.They allow to run multiple virtual machines on a physical machine. You can
visitVMware product page for more information about the latest release for VMware
Workstation and VMware Player.

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Kali Linux 2.0Installation Steps in VMware Workstation

1. Download Kali Linux 2 Sana ISO 64 bit and save iton your computer.

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2. Open VMware Workstation and click Create a New Virtual Machine.

3. I will go with the Custom installation in this tutorial, because it gives more options.

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4. Click Next at Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility.

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5. Browse your Kali Linux 2 Sana ISO le.

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6. Choose Linux as a Guest Operating System and choose Debian 7.x 64-bit version. (If
you downloaded Kali Linux 32 bit edition, you should choose Debian 7.x

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7. Write the name of your virtual machine.

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8. Specify how many processors and cores you wanna give to this virtual machine. Default
is okay but I want my virtual machine more powerful. So, I give 1 processor and 4 cores.

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cial VMware Tools in Kali Linux 2

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9. Set how much memory you want to give to this Kali Linux virtual machine. I give 2GB of
RAM in this tutorial. You can adjust this value according to your physical resources and/or
your needs.

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10. Select Use bridged networking. Virtual machine can access to an Ethernet network
directly.

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11. Simply click Next at the Select I/O Controller Types section. LSI Logic is
recommended for the most cases.

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12. Click Next to continue at Select a Disk Type section.

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13. Click Next to create a new virtual disk for your virtual machine.

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14. Set disk space you want to use. I set it as 60 GB. I also clicked Store virtual disk as a
single le option.

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15. Click Next at this screen.

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16. Click Finish

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17. Now, click Power on this virtual machine.

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18. Choose Graphical install.

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19. Select your Operating System language.

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20. Select your location .

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21. Select your keyboard layout.

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22. Give a name for yourKali Linux 2.

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Install Kali Linux 2 Sana give name

23. Click Continue on Con gure the network screen.

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24. Set up root user password here and then Click Continue. You will login into Kali Linux 2
with this password after installation done.

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25. Choose Guided use entire disk option and then click Continue. It is safe to use
whole disk because it is virtual disk.

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26. Click Continue at Partition disks screen.

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27. Choose All les in one partition (recommended for new users).

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28. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk.

29. Select Yes to write the changes to disk.

30. Waituntil the installer nishes its job. It may take 5-10 minutes.

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31. Choose Yes to con gure the package manager so that a network mirror can be used
for any available updates.

32. Go with the defaults.

33. Choose Yes to install the GRUB boot loader on your virtual hard disk. This is very
important step, otherwise your vm will not boot up.

34. Choose /dev/sda on which GRUB will be installed.

35. Click Continue at the Finish the installation screen. Your vm will be restarted shortly.

36. Choose Kali GNU/Linux or just wait.

37. Login to your Kali Linux 2 virtual machine with root user and password which you have
set in previous steps.

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Congratulations, youve justinstalled Kali Linux 2.0in VMware Workstation as a virtual

machine.After the installation, I recommend you to install VMwareTools for better
performance and usability. If you want to install VMware Tools, you canfollow the steps
inHow to Install O cial VMware Tools in Kali Linux 2 Sana
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Gaurav Vashist

2 days ago

Its not showing available wifi like it shows in windows 7. My windows is

connected through wifi but kali established it as a wired connection. my
net is working but not showing any wifi available.

Tuckle

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3 days ago

Best article and step-to-step instalation for kali. It helped me install it fast
and simple, without bothering with the errors or reboot my computer.
Thank you very much!

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Muhammad Hassan

5 days ago

Why it is getting so many time in the last step of (copying to data to disk ) I
waited above 1 hour..... Plz help me...
Contact me at : [email protected]

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Georges Brumagere

9 days ago

Hi
I try to install it via graphic install or classic install on Vmware server 2.
installation is complete but I got a black screen after Grub...
Or booting is block after :
"nsc-ircc wrong chip version 00"
any ideas ? :)
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Irtza

11 days ago

I have downloaded the latest Kali Linux 2016.1 from official linux site
(https://www.kali.org/downloads... and now when I started to add a new
virtual machine by using VMWare 12 pro I'm unable to find the version of
this latest Kali Linux 2016.1..... :/
Can you please tell me what is the version?

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> Irtza 11 days ago

Version of what?

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#kompetenzCraft

19 days ago

I have a problem:
Every time i try to install a *nix OS on my VMware Workstation 9 it crashs
by the step "copying Files" at 79% and says that something is wrong with
my CD/CD Drive and asks me wether I have burned my Installation CD
too fast or wether I used Fastburn.
I have tried very much and searched very long but I couldn't find anything
about this error.
HostOS: Win 8.1 32 Bit Please help

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SysAdminsHowto

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> #kompetenzCraft 19 days ago

Make sure your Kali Linux ISO is not corrupted while downloading.
Check its SHA1 and compare your checksum result with value at
Kali download site.

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#kompetenzCraft > SysAdminsHowto

18 days ago

Ok i'll try that but I don't think that it will solve the problem

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Ok i'll try that but I don't think that it will solve the problem
because I also have a Live USB made with this ISO and
everything works fine on this USB and because it's not only
Kali. Every Linux OS I tried to install (Kali,Ubuntu and
Debian) crashed at this step during Windows is working
fine.

#Mde4Everything

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22 days ago

hey iam getting error installation step failed plz help me plz

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> #Mde4Everything 22 days ago

Unless you provide additional info about the error, I don't think
somebody can help you.

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Muhammad Fahrurrozi

a month ago

Thanks bro :)

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> Muhammad Fahrurrozi a month ago

You're welcome. Hope you found this Wake on LAN article and
people's feedback helpful and informative.

Azeem

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2 months ago

dear i have error installing

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> Azeem 2 months ago

If you can give error details, then we may help you to solve your
installation problem.

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installation problem.

Reasonable

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3 months ago

I was at the brink of smashing my screen from frustration, but finally this
tutorial helped, Gracias!

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> Reasonable 3 months ago

You're welcome. You can share the post with others so that many
people can get help from this Kali Linux article.

rahuk

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4 months ago

SMBus host controller not enable and show something went wrong
contact system administrative

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> rahuk 4 months ago

When do you get this error exactly? or at what step?You should

provide more information about the error then we may help.

redreb

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5 months ago

I get an error every time after step 32

I get "The grub-pc package failed to install into /target/" after "configuring
the package manager" option during the install process.
The weird thing is that I dont even get the GUI option for "Install the GRUB
boot loader to the master boo record" YES or NO.
This worked flawlessly in another lab setup with same software and
versions etc.
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I also tried the install without network connected - same problem.

How can I resolve this ? Maybe I can install grub in command line instead
?

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Quadwo > redreb

3 months ago

i cant login kali linux always say incorrect password

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> Quadwo 3 months ago

Try to remember what password you set during the Kali

Linux installation.

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SysAdminsHowto > redreb

5 months ago

Do you use the latest kali linux media? Do you have Raid
configuration?
Are you installing Kali Linux on laptop with Wifi Connection?

king

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5 months ago

i have problem .when i start kali give me eror .this mesage oh no!
shomething is wrong

carron

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6 months ago

Hours and hours the first hours great pin test.. Then crash then hours then
your article. This is the best and i looked on line for hours.Till i was gonna
give up. Thank you so much

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