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Install Kali Linux in Virtualbox (2023)

The makers of Kali Linux have a released the second version (2023.2) of Kali Linux for the year 2023. Since many versions have been released since we last wrote this article, we decided to update this article on how to install Kali in Virtualbox.

Kali Linux 2023.2 has many brand new features. Now, let us see the simplest process to install Kali linux in Virtualbox. For this download the virtualbox image of Kali Linux 2023.2 from here. We have performed this installation in the Oracle Virtualbox 6.

This howto is using the Kali Linux 32bit OVA . Your downloaded contents should look like below. As you can see, we have an ova file.

Now open Virtualbox and go to File Menu > Import Appliance as shown below. It can also be accessed using shortcut CTRL+ I.

A window like below will open. Browse to the OVA file we downloaded.

After selecting the OVA file, click on “Next”. If you want to make any changes to the virtual machine settings like RAM, name etc, you can do it here. You can also leave it to default values if you want. Click on “Import”.

Click “Agree” when the software license agreement pops up as shown below. The import process starts.

install Kali in virtualbox

After the import process is completed, Power On the virtual machine. You will see a login screen prompt. Login using the credentials kali:kali.

Here is the final look of the Kali Linux virtual machine we installed.

This is how we install kali linux in virtualbox. See how to install parrot security OS in virtualbox.

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How to Install Nessus in Kali linux

Nessus is a vulnerability scanner. My first disappointment with Kali is that it excluded nessus from its vulnerability scanning tools. However it can be installed. Let us see how to install Nessus in Kali Linux. This guide works for all versions of Kali Linux. First download the nessus Debian package from the website ( here ). Go to the directory into which the package has been downloaded. It should normally be in the Downloads directory in root directory. Open a terminal, navigate to the “Downloads” folder and type “ls“. You can see the debian package of Nessus. Then type the command “dpkg -i package name” as shown below.

Then type command “service nessusd start” to start the service.

install nessus in kali

Open a browser and type “https://kali:8834/” to see the web interface of nessus. You will see the below warning that the connection is untrusted. Click on “I understand the risks” option.

You will get a popup to confirm the security exception. Click on that option.

Then you will get a welcome screen of nessus as shown below. Click on “Continue”.

Its time to create our initial account. Type the username and password you want to set up for the account. Click on Continue.

Its time to enter the activation code for Nessus. You can get the activation code from here. After entering activation code, click on Continue.

After activation is completed, it will download the nessus packages required. It may take a bit long time.

Then we need to wait some more time while the program initializes.

After the initialization is over, you will see the Nessus scan page as below.

Congrats, you have successfully installed Nessus in Kali Linux.

That is how you install nessus in kali linux.