*If you think, you are not having enough resources, you can even go for the Light versions, which I haven’t tried though. You can even download the same ISO image, by clicking here. You can find a number of ISOs, but I will recommend you to go for a 64-bit edition of Kali Linux. The step by step process of Kali Linux Installation on Virtual machine given here in this tutorial is same for Window 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Linux (different flavors & version) including MacOS. Here is a tutorial on that– Install Portable Virtualbox on USB to Run Virtual Machines Anywhere. Furthermore, the VirtualBox is also available in a Portable version that can be used directly from to run any operating on any computer without installing the Virtualbox software locally.

If you know, how to use other virtual machine platforms like VMWare Player or VMWare Workstation, you can even install Kali Linus, on that, and the process is not going to be too much different. I will show the tutorial to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox, as VirtualBox is a virtual machine platform, which is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and a number of other platforms like Solaris. There are a number of virtualization platforms, where you can install Kali Linux on top of your Windows or Mac, and even Linux, if you are comfortable with some other Linux distro.

Most users want to know how to install Kali Linux on the virtual machine, and you will get the answer to your question here. So, If you always have been a Windows or Mac user, it will be a tough time to cope with the new user interface and a new set of features and software, available on Linux, and thus, it is not recommended to install Kali Linux, on your system, as the main operating system.

Kali Linux is not the only best available open source penetration testing and ethical hacking distro there are dozens. Kali Linux is, just like other Linux platforms, an open source project, but is maintained and funded by Offensive Security, which provides a handful of security and penetration testing services. Yes, it is yet another great distribution of Linux, which is targeted to the penetration testers and white hat hackers. If you are planning to start your career as an ethical hacker, or have interest in hacking, you must have heard about Kali Linux.

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