Installing Kali in a virtual environment

Installing Kali within a virtual environment is another option and one that is not much more difficult than installing it on a hard drive. In this recipe, we will create our own virtual machine with Kali. The goal at the end of this recipe is to have our own fully configured, operational, and customized virtual machine which will run the Kali distro.

One thing to keep in mind is that on the kali.org website virtual machines, which can be used both in Oracle's VirtualBox and in VMware, are available for download. If you do not wish to create your own virtual machine from scratch, you can simply download one of these virtual machine images, load in the virtualization software of your choice, and be ready to go. However, keep in mind that you may be more comfortable creating your own virtual machine from scratch, so that you can customize and set it up exactly the way you want it to be.