
You’ll see the default VDI storage location and size on the next screen, leave them as they are, and select Create. Choose Dynamically allocated and select Next. In a recent video in the Free Software series, I showed you VirtualBox, which is a free and open source solution to be able to run other operating systems. Choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and select Next. Next, you’ll need to choose the type of file you’d like to use for the virtual hard disk. Choose the Create a virtual hard disk now option and click Create. On the next screen, you’ll need to create a new hard disk for your virtual machine. You have two options to choose from you could either use Dynamically allocated storage which grows as you keep using the storage, or allocate a Fixed-size storage limit that offers faster performance. This portion will only be accessible to your virtual operating system, i.e., Ubuntu in this case. You’ll also need to allocate a portion of your hard disk to the virtual machine. For instance, if you have 16GB total RAM, allocate 4GB to the virtual machine.
Ideally, you should choose to allocate about a fourth of your PC’s RAM.
Allocate Memory size to your virtual machine. As soon as you type the name of the Linux distribution you will install in the VM wizard, the values in the Type and Version sections are automatically selected. How to Create a New VM for Kali LinuxĪfter installing Oracle VM VirtualBox on your Windows 10 computer, you can create a new virtual pc for Kali or other Linux distributions with simple steps.Īfter running the VirtualBox program, click the New icon in the tool menu and open the virtual machine creation wizard. So you can run virtualization programs like VMware or VirtualBox on your host in a virtual machine without having to restart the operating system you want to run.
If you need an additional operating system such as Windows 10 on your Kali PC, you can install a dual-boot system on your computer, but you will always have to restart your computer when you want to switch to your other system. So users can have powerful and multiple tools. Kali distribution is not only used in the field of cyber security, it can also be preferred over Microsoft’s Windows system on personal computers.