Kali linux installation and update Repository

Installation

Overview

In this section, we will describe the process of installing Kali Linux on x86/amd64 hardware using the images published on the Kali Linux download page.

Content

Which image to choose
Which desktop environment and software collection to choose during installation
Installation video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opAZ2-AJhao
Single Boot Kali
Installing Kali Linux on your computer is an easy process. First, you’ll need compatible computer hardware. Kali is supported on i386, amd64, and ARM (both armel and armhf) platforms. The hardware requirements are minimal as listed below, although better hardware will naturally provide better performance. The i386 images have a default PAE kernel, so you can run them on systems with over 4GB of RAM. Download the Kali Linux Installer image and either burn the ISO to DVD, or prepare a USB stick with Kali Linux as the installation medium. If you do not have a DVD drive or USB port on your computer, check out the Kali Linux Network Install.
Installation Prerequisites
- A minimum of 20 GB disk space for the Kali Linux install.
- RAM for i386 and amd64 architectures, minimum: 1GB, recommended: 2GB or more.
- CD-DVD Drive / USB boot support
Preparing for the Installation
1. Download Kali Linux (We recommend the image marked (Installer)* .
2. Burn The Kali Linux ISO to DVD or Image Kali Linux Live to USB.
3. Ensure that your computer is set to boot from CD / USB in your BIOS.
Kali Linux Installation Procedure
1. To start your installation, boot with your chosen installation medium. You should be greeted with the Kali Boot screen. Choose either Graphical or Text-Mode install. In this example, we chose a graphical install.
2. Select your preferred language.
3. Specify your geographic location.
4. Select your keyboard layout.
5. The installer will copy the image to your hard disk, probe your network interfaces, and then prompt you to enter a hostname for your system. In the example below, we’ve entered “kali” as our hostname.
6. You may optionally provide a default domain name for this system to use.
7. Next, create the user account for the system.
8. Next, set your time zone.
9. The installer will now probe your disks and offer you four choices. In our example, we’re using the entire disk on our computer and not configuring LVM (logical volume manager). Experienced users can use the “Manual” partitioning method for more granular configuration options.
10. Select the disk to be partitioned.
11. Depending on your needs, you can choose to keep all your files in a single partition — the default — or to have separate partitions for one or more of the top-level directories. If you’re not sure which you want, you want “All files in one partition”.
12. Next, you’ll have one last chance to review your disk configuration before the installer makes irreversible changes. After you click Continue, the installer will go to work and you’ll have an almost finished installation.
13. Next you can select which metapackages you would like to install. The default selections will install a standard Kali Linux system and you don’t really have to change anything here. Please refer to this guide if you prefer to change the default selections. The 2020.1 release images and the current weekly images differ in the selection layout. The 2020.1 release provides the following selection screen:
Which desktop environment and software collection to choose during installation:
Each Kali Linux image allows the user to select the preferred desktop environment and software collection to be installed with the operating system.
We recommend sticking with the default selections and add further packages after the installation as required.
We do however offer the choice for a more efficient installation experience for advanced users but it comes with a few pitfalls to be aware of:
a) The software selection screen lists the following section headers:
- Kali desktop environment
- Generic metapackages (kali-linux-)*
- Install tools by purpose
Whilst these headers have tick boxes for technical reasons, they are actually not doing anything as these entries are only headers for the sections. Just ignore them. Selection have to be made for each of the items in those sections.

b) Select one or the other. Most collections are subsets or supersets of others and are not meant to be combined. We recommend to:
- Select one desktop environment in the “Kali desktop environment” section
- Select either
  - one metapackage in section “Generic metapackages (kali-linux-*)”
  - or
  - select one or more metapackages in section “Install tools by purpose”
  - 14.Next confirm to install the GRUB boot loader…
  - 15. and select the hard drive to install the GRUB bootloader in.