Restart the Virtual Machine when the update is finished. Refer to my post on ‘ Unable to upgrade Linux due to lock‘ if you encounter a lock issue during the update & upgrade process. Use the following to update: apt-get update & apt-get dist-upgrade. Login using “root” and use “toor” as the password.

Update & upgrade Kali Linux as well as the associated packages. Step 4 – Download Kali Linuxĭownload and import the Kali Linux Virtual Image from Offensive Security. Make sure you download the “Kali Linux VirtualBox Image” and not another image type. Your laptop may disable this feature by default. Not doing this will cause Virtual Box only to list 32-bit image options.

Step 3 – Enable VirtualisationĮnable virtualization support in your BIOS. Note: You must enable USB 3.0 since some USB wireless devices require the USB 3.0 standard. Download the extension pack and install it via Virtual Box. The Virtual Box extension pack will enable USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 devices, VirtualBox RDP, disk encryption, NVMe, and PXE boot for Intel cards. Step 2 – Download the Virtual Box extension pack Kali Linux installation steps Step 1 – Download Virtual Boxĭownload and install the latest version of Virtual Box for Ubuntu via the download page.

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