# Creating a Kali Linux Image in Virtualbox

Kali Linux is an incredibly powerful, free operating system that has gained widespread popularity among security researchers and enthusiasts alike due to its extensive range of tools for penetration testing. Despite being primarily designed as a standalone distribution, it can also be easily run within virtualization software like Oracle's VM VirtualBox.

## Step 1: Downloading Kali Linux ISO Image

To begin the process of creating a Kali Linux image in Virtualbox, you'll first need to download an official .iso file from the Kali Linux website. To do this:

1. Navigate your web browser to 'www.kalilinux.org/downloads'(http://www.kalilinux.org/downloads).

2. On the subsequent page, click on 'Kali Rolling' or any other version of choice you wish to install.

## Step 4: Creating a New Virtual Machine in VirtualBox

Once Kali Linux has successfully downloaded onto your computer's hard drive as an .iso file:

1. Double-clicking on this newly-downloaded image should prompt the Oracle VM VirtualBox application to launch if it hasn't already been installed previously.

2. Upon launching, click 'New' at the top left corner of the main window.

## Step 5: Configuring Your New Kali Linux Virtual Machine

After clicking 'Next', you'll be presented with a new virtual machine creation wizard:

1. Choose an operating system as 'Linux' and select either 'Kubuntu' or any other distribution closest to your needs from the dropdown menu below.

2. Enter a name for your newly created virtual machine, such as 'My Kali Linux VM', under 'Name'.

3. Under 'Hard disk', choose 'Use existing hard drive' followed by selecting an empty .img file location on which you'd like VirtualBox to store its snapshot of the operating system once it's been successfully installed.

4. Clicking next will bring up a final window where you can configure any additional settings such as RAM allocation or network adapter options before finally clicking 'Finish'.

## Step 6: Installing Kali Linux in VMware on Windows and Linux

With all necessary steps complete, double-click the newly created virtual machine icon within VirtualBox to boot into an initialised instance of Kali Linux:

1. Follow through with the default installation prompts until you reach the root login prompt.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed a fully functional copy of Kali Linux inside VMware on either Windows or Linux host operating systems using these simple instructions provided above. Enjoy exploring this powerful penetration testing environment at your leisure!

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