Kali Linux Tutorial

Ramsha Kamran
Nov 5 · 4 min read

What is Kali Linux?

Kali linux is an operating system which is actually a great tool for security professionals. It is an open-source product that involves a lot of customization for penetration testing, which helps companies to understand their vulnerabilities.
The best thing in kali linux is that with just a few commands, we can install software , automate tasks, create additional user accounts, properly configure anonymity software, and optimize our interactions with terminals. There are just a few things we can do to improve our interactions with the operating system.

VMWare Installation:

  1. First you have to Download VMWare Workstation from here.
  2. Now install the VMWare workstation
  3. Proceed with the installation and select on “non-Commercial Use”

4. Now Download Kali linux iso file from here.

5. On the VMware Workstation Pro homepage, click on “Create a New Virtual Machine,” choose the Kali Linux iso file

5. Now Browse the kali linux file.

6. Select the .vmx file and click ‘open’

7. Below screen will be shown:

8. Select the guest operating system, and configure virtual machine details.

9. Select “Next” button for all the other steps and click on “Finish” button for the last step.

10. Once the machine is configured and saved, it will appear on the front screen.

10. Start the virtual machine by selecting the Kali Linux VM, and then clicking on the green “Power On” button.

11. Enter Username and password ( root and toor respectively)

Kali Linux Overview

Click on “Places”, it is for directories you can go to Home, Documents, Downloads etc

Click in “Applications”, you will get all the default security applications.

Kali Linux Commands:

Now lets get started with some of the basic commands, So Click on “Terminal” , a command screen should be opened.

  • ifconfig
    The command ifconfig stands for “interface configuration”. It is the basic command to check if kali linux is interacting with the machine or not. It is use to view the configuration of network.
  • ls:
    The command “ls” stands for “List Directory Contents”, basically it shows the list of contents of the folder, it can be file or folder.
  • touch:
    The touch command is use to create files.
  • cp:
    cp command is used to copy files and folders from one location to another location. or copy in newfile name.
  • mv:
    If I don’t like files and folders, and want to move in another location. mv command is useful for you.

Conclusion:

Kali Linux is a popular Debian-based Linux distribution operating system mainly used by penetration testers. Kali is completely customizable it contains many tools that are not easily available in any other operating system. They have made it as easy as possible for the more User to customize Kali Linux to their liking, all the way down to the kernel.

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