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Install Parrot OS in VMWare

Hello aspiring Ethical Hackers. In this article, you will see how to install Parrot Security OS in VMware. Kali Linux is the most popular pen testing distro. Its regular updates and stability accord it the top spot. Apart from Kali Linux, there are many other pen testing distros available. One pen testing distro that can give tough competition to Kali Linux is Parrot Security distro. Parrot Security sports many more tools than Kali Linux which includes software for cryptography, cloud, anonymity, digital forensics and of course programming.

In this article, We will be installing Parrot Security OS in VMWare using the OVA file provided by the makers of Parrot OS. You can download the OVA file of Parrot Security OS from here. Once the OVA file is finished downloading, Open VMWare and click on “Open”.

Enable the checkbox to accept the terms and conditions and click on “Next”.

In the new window that opens, browse to the OVA file you downloaded and click on “import”.

If you get an “import failed” error as shown below, click on “Retry”.

The import process starts as shown below.

Once the importing process is finished, Power On the virtual machine.

The installation is finished.

See how to install it on VirtualBox.

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Install Parrot Security OS in VirtualBox

Hello aspiring Ethical Hackers. In this article, you will learn how to install Parrot Security OS in Virtualbox. Kali Linux is the most popular pen testing distro. Its regular updates and stability accord it the top spot. Apart from Kali Linux, there are many other pen testing distros available. One pen testing distro that can give tough competition to Kali Linux is Parrot Security distro. Parrot Security sports many more tools than Kali Linux which includes software for cryptography, cloud, anonymity, digital forensics and of course programming.

In this article, We will be installing Parrot Security OS in Virtualbox using the OVA file provided by the makers of Parrot OS (See how to install Parrot Security OS using the ISO file). You can download the OVA file of Parrot Security OS from here. Once the OVA file is finished downloading, Open Virtualbox and click on “Import”.

Browse to the OVA file we just downloaded and click on “Next”.

All the settings applied to the virtual machine are displayed. Change any settings if necessary and click on “Import”.

When Software License Agreement is displayed, Click on “Agree”.

Virtual box will start importing the Parrot Security OS virtual appliance as shown below.

After the import is complete, it will be displayed in the list of virtual machines as shown below.

We just need to power it up and the attacker machine is ready.

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Parrot OS VirtualBox installation using ISO File

Hello aspiring ethical hackers. In this article, you will see how to install Parrot Security ISO in VirtualBox. In our previous article readers have seen how to install Parrot Security OS in VirtualBox using OVA file (VirtualBox image file). In this article, readers will see how to install Parrot  Security OS in VirtualBox using ISO file. Download the Parrot security ISO file from here. Once ISO file is finished downloading, open VirtualBox, go to Machine > New or hit CTRL+N as shown below.

A  new window will open as shown below.

Click on “Expert mode”.

Fill up the details. Configure the machine folder, type of OS, version etc and allocate the RAM (RAM should be minimum 2GB). Once everything is configured, Click on “Create”.

Allocate the hard-disk size (minimum 16 GB is the minimum requirement but keep it at least 20 GB). Set the other options as shown below. Click on “Create”.

The virtual machine is created. Start the newly created virtual machine. It should start as shown below.

     Browse to the ISO file we downloaded earlier and add it as shown below. Then, click on “Start”.

  The interface changes as shown below. Click on “Install”.

Once you are at the OS interface, click on “Install Parrot “. The Calamares Installer opens.

Click on “Next “.  Select Location and click on “Next”.

Select the keyboard mode and click on “Next”.

Set the partition. Select “Erase disk” and click on “Next”.

Create a user and set credentials to the newly created user.

Review all the settings and click on “Install”.

Click on “Install Now.”

The system starts installing as shown below.

Once the system has finished installing as shown below, click on “Done” .

This will restart the system and will take you to the Login screen. Login using credentials of the newly created user and you are good to go. Happy hacking.