Installing Kali Linux into a VM

running a kali linux system

what is linux

there are many operating systems Windows, MACOS, Linux , Android,chrome OS. But in the field of securtity analyst, linux is the most used .

Linux is a open-source operating systems based on the linux kernel. it is a compatible unix-like OS. the linux system is based on a main component known as kernel. Kernel is the main component of the linux OS and the core interface between a computer’s hardaware and its processes.

Security issues are inevitables with all operating systems and this is why it is always advisable and important to keep our system updated. However , even thought a system can be up to date, it can still vulnerable to attack.

Linux Distribution

security analyst should be familliar with different distibution, he should understand the application of each. version of linux are called distibution and differebt distibution are used for different reason. and analyst can used them according to they are need.

Parent distributions

• Red Hat Entreprise Linux (CentOs)
• Slackware (SUSE)
• Debian (Ubuntu and Kali Linux)

Package Manager for Installing Application

a package is a piece of software that can form an application or be combined to other package to form an application. package manager contains necessary files for application to be install.

Package manager is a software or tool that help users to install, manage and remove packages or applications.

Types of packages

• RPM (RedHat Package manager) : has the extension of .rpm . it is a package manager derived from Red Hat distribution
• deb : debian package manage with the extension of .deb.

package manager tool

the package manage tools help us to easily work with package through the shell. (the linux command terminal). The most common package manager tools are APT and YUM

• APT : (Advanced Package Manager) : it is a tool used for debian-derived distribution to manage, search and install packages.
• YUM (YellowDog Updater Modifier) : YUM is a tool used with red hat derived distribution. it runs from the command line to manage, install and search packages. it works with .rpm

INSTALLING KALI LINUX ON VM

in this article we will use Oracle VM.

1. dowload the kali Linux https://www.kali.org/downloads/
2. download and install the virtual box https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.

3. after installing the Virtual box application will now open as shwon in the follozing screenshot.

4. Installaing Kali linux https://www.kali.org/downloads/

5. Click VirtualBox → New as shown in the following screenshot.

6. Choose the right virtual hard disk file and click Open.

7. Start Kali OS. The default username is root and the password is toor.

use the command apt-get update to update the system, apt-get upgrade or apt-get distupgrade to upgrade to a new version.