Installation instructions for Kali Linux on a MacBook

Installation instructions for Kali Linux on a MacBook

Below is a brief overview of the Mac Installation video Apollo Clark posted on YouTube. I found the overview to be too fast-paced since I am more familiar with Windows and Macs than with Unix / Linux, so I have outlines a few of the steps. 

Step 1: 

• Download, Install, and Configure Oracle's VirtualBox and Extension Pack from http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads according to the video. 

Step 2: 

• Make sure in the BIOS that you have enabled AMD

Step 3: 

• Download the Kali Linux 64 bit Torrent from http://www.kali.org/downloads/ . This is going to take a while. 

       

Step 4: 

• The tutorial doesn't mention that you need to then open up the Torrent file in a program such as UTorrent at http://www.utorrent.com/ ... when you download uTorrent, watch to make sure you aren't accidentally agreeing to change your Yahoo Search bar or install any extra toolbars you really don't want. 

Step 5:  

• Once you have uTorrent or another Torrent program, you will see the directory "kali-linux-1.1.0-amd64" that contains the file "kali-linux-1.1.0-amd64.iso" that will be booted up when the virtual machine starts up. By the way, PAE/NX stands for Physical Address Extension (PAE) and NX processor bit (NX).

Step 6: 

• Install Kali Linux on your new Debian virtual machine configuring the network, setting the root password and time zone, and partitioning the hard drive for the virtual machine. The GRUB Bootloader is the program that is based on the old GRand Unified Bootloader. 

Step 7: 

• Reboot the machine, choosing to boot up Kali GNU / Linux, with Linux 3.18.0-kali1-amd64 . After logging in as root, you install VirtualBox Guest additions for Kali Linux.