Kali Linux Installation Procedure

1. To start your installation, boot with your chosen installation medium. You should
be greeted with the Kali Boot screen. Choose either Graphical or TextMode install. In this example, we chose a GUI install.

2. Select your preferred language and then your country location. Youll also be
prompted to configure your keyboard with the appropriate keymap.

3. Specify your geographic location.

4. The installer will copy the image to your hard disk, probe your network interfaces,
and then prompt you to enter a hostname for your system. In the example below,
weve entered kali as our hostname.

5. You may optionally provide a default domain name for this system to use.

6. Next, provide a full name for a non-root user for the system.

7. A default user ID will be created, based on the full name you provided. You can
change this if you like.

8. Next, set your time zone.

9. The installer will now probe your disks and offer you four choices. In our example,
were using the entire disk on our computer and not configuring LVM (logical
volume manager). Experienced users can use the Manual partitioning method
for more granular configuration options.

10. Select the disk to be partitioned.

11. Depending on your needs, you can choose to keep all your files in a single
partition the default or to have separate partitions for one or more of the
top-level directories. If youre not sure which you want, you want All files in one
partition.

12. Next, youll have one last chance to review your disk configuration before the
installer makes irreversible changes. After you click Continue, the installer will go
to work and youll have an almost finished installation.

13. Configure network mirrors. Kali uses a central repository to distribute applications.
Youll need to enter any appropriate proxy information as needed.

NOTE! If you select NO in this screen, you will NOT be able to install packages
from Kali repositories.

14. Next, install GRUB.

15. Finally, click Continue to reboot into your new Kali installation.

Post Installation
Now that youve completed installing Kali Linux, its time to customize your system.
The Kali General Use section of our site has more information and you can also find tips
on how to get the most out of Kali in our User Forums.