Figure 2.6 VirtualBox’s Start Screen
Click on New (Figure
2.7
, “
Name and Operating System
” [page 27]) to start a wizard that will guide
you through the multiple steps required to input all the parameters of the new virtual machine.
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Figure 2.7 Name and Operating System
In the first step, shown in Figure
2.7
, “
Name and Operating System
” [page 27], you must assign a
name to your new virtual machine. We will use “Kali Linux.” You must also indicate what kind
of operating system will be used. Since Kali Linux is based on Debian GNU/Linux, select ”Linux”
for the type and ”Debian (32-bit)” or ”Debian (64-bit)” for the version. Although any other Linux
version will most likely work, this will help distinguish between the various virtual machines that
you might have installed.
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Figure 2.8 Memory Size
In the second step, you must decide how much memory to allocate to the virtual machine. While
the recommended size of 1024 MB is acceptable for a Debian virtual machine acting as a server, it
is definitely not enough to run a Kali desktop system, especially not for a Kali Linux live system,
as the live system uses memory to store changes made to the file system. We recommend increas-
ing the value to 1500 MB (Figure
2.8
, “
Memory Size
” [page 28]) and highly recommend that you
allocate no less than 2048 MB of RAM. For more information, see section
4.1
, “
Minimal Installation
Requirements
” [page 66]
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