Kali Linux VM Setup

ISO Download & VM Setup

Get the Kali Linux ISO from: https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images

Select Installer

From VirtualBox, click on Machine > New like usual

I gave this VM 2GB RAM, 2 CPUs, and 50GB storage

Set Adapter 1 to cyberlab-admins.

Keep in mind that this network (10.10.3.0) has DHCP enabled.

Launch the VM

Select graphical install

Select your language

Continue

Select your country

Continue

Select your keyboard layout

Continue

I set the hostname to redteam, but it can be anything

Continue

Leave this empty

Continue

Enter a user name

Continue

Enter a password

Continue

Select your time zone

Continue

Select Guided -use entire disk

Continue

Select the VBox Hard Disk (50 GB)

Continue

Select All files in one partition

Continue

Select finish partitioning and write changes to disk

Continue

Write the changes to disks (Yes)

Continue

Wait for the base system installation to finish

Leave Desktop environment checked

Continue

This will take around 20 minutes

Install the GRUB boot loaded to your primary device (Yes)

Continue

Select the hard disk

Continue

Finishing up

Continue to reboot and stop the VM

Remember to change the boot order in Settings > System > Motherboard

The VM should boot from hard disk first

Launch the VM

We have DHCP enabled for this subnet so we do not manually need to give it an IP address

This VM has the IP address 10.10.3.12/24

We should be able to ping every VM besides the Windows 10 clients