Running a Kali Linux VM in Proxmox VE

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0872.html

   01. Log into the Proxmox web UI    02. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to    03. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane    04. Download the Kali Linux iso  https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images to the Proxmox ISO image library    05. Right click the Proxmox node name ≫ Create VM    06. Give the VM a unique ID and Name ≫ Next    07. On the OS tab, Select the Kali Linux installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel ≫ Next    08. Leave the defaults on the System tab ≫ Next    09. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 30 GiB or more ≫ Next    10. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host ≫ Next    11. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 or more ≫ Next    12. Leave the defaults on the Network tab ≫ Next    13. Verify the summary and click Finish    14. Right click the Kali Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start    15. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu    16. Press Enter at the Kali Linux installer menu to select Graphical install    17. Select a Language ≫ Click Continue    18. Select a Location ≫ Click Continue    19. Select a keyboard layout ≫ Click Continue    20. Enter a Hostname ≫ Click Continue    21. Enter an optional Domain name ≫ Click Continue    22. Enter the Full name for a new user account ≫ Click Continue    23. Enter the Username for the new account ≫ Click Continue    24. Enter and confirm a password for the new user ≫ Click Continue    25. Select a time zone ≫ Click Continue    26. Select Guided - use entire disk ≫ Click Continue    27. Select the QEMU HARDDISK ≫ Click Continue    28. Select All files in one partition ≫ Click Continue    29. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk ≫ Click Continue    30. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes ≫ Click Continue    31. Wait for Kali Linux to copy and install files    32. When prompted, select any additional software to install ≫ Click Continue    33. Select Yes to install the GRUB boot loader ≫ Click Continue    34. Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location ≫ Click Continue    35. After the bootloader is installed select Continue to reboot the VM    36. Login with the username and password created during the setup process    37. Welcome to Kali Linux

Optional Steps

   01. Launch a terminal window    02. Run the following commands          # update software repositories          sudo apt update          # install qemu guest agent          sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent -y          # shutdown the VM          sudo shutdown now    03. Back in the Proxmox web UI, select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu ≫ Double click the CD/DVD drive ≫ Select Do not use any media ≫ Click OK    04. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu    05. Double click QEMU Guest Agent ≫ Check the Use QEMU Guest Agent box ≫ Click OK    06. Right click the Kali Linux VM in the left navigation pane ≫ Start    07. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu  

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