[Tutorial] Dual Boot Kali with Windows
[Tutorial] Dual Boot Kali with Windows
18-05-2019, 02:48 AM
Dual Boot Kali with Windows
Installing Kali alongside a Windows
installation can be quite useful. However,
you need to exercise caution during the
setup process. First, make sure that
you’ve backed up any important data on
your Windows installation. Since you’ll be
modifying your hard drive, you’ll want to
store this backup on external media.
Once you’ve completed the backup, we
recommend you peruse docs.kali.org/installation/kali-linux-hard-disk-install
which explains the normal
procedure for a basic Kali install.
In our example, we will be installing Kali
Linux alongside an installation of
Windows 7, which is currently taking up
100% of the disk space in our computer.
We will start by resizing our current
Windows partition to occupy less space
and then proceed to install Kali Linux in
the newly-created empty partition.
and either burn the
ISO to DVD, or prepare a USB stick with
Kali linux Live docs.kali.org/downloading/kali-linux-live-usb-install
as the installation
medium. If you do not have a DVD or
USB port on your computer, check out
the Kali Linux Network Install . docs.kali.org/installation/kali-linux-network-pxe-install
Ensure you
have:
Minimum of 20 GB free disk
space on Windows
CD-DVD / USB boot support
Preparing for the Installation
1. Download Kali Linux. docs.kali.org/introduction/download-official-kali-linux-images
2. Burn The Kali Linux ISO to DVD
or copy Kali Linux Live to USB. docs.kali.org/downloading/kali-linux-live-usb-install
3. Ensure that your computer is
set to boot from CD / USB in
your BIOS.
Dual Boot Installation
Procedure
1. To start your installation, boot
with your chosen installation
medium. You should be greeted
with the Kali Boot screen.
Select Live , and you should be
booted into the Kali Linux
default desktop.
2. Now launch the gparted
program. We’ll use gparted to
shrink the existing Windows
partition to give us enough
room to install Kali Linux.
3. Select your Windows partition.
Depending on your system, it
will usually be the second,
larger partition. In our example,
there are two partitions; the
first is the System Recovery
partition, and Windows is
actually installed in /dev/sda2.
Resize your Windows partition
and leave enough space (20 GB
minimum) for the Kali
installation.
4. Once you have resized your
Windows partition, ensure you
“Apply All Operations” on the
hard disk. Exit gparted and
reboot.
Linux Installation Procedure
1. The installation procedure from
this point onwards is similar to
a Kali Linux Hard Disk install docs.kali.org/installation/kali-linux-hard-disk-install ,
until the point of the
partitioning, where you need to
select “Guided – use the
largest continuous free space”
that you created earlier with
gparted .
2. Once the installation is done,
reboot. You should be greeted
with a GRUB boot menu, which
will allow you to boot either into
Kali or Windows.
Post Installation
Now that you’ve completed installing Kali
Linux, it’s time to customize your
system. The Kali General Use docs.kali.org/category/general-use for more information and you
can also find tips on how to get the
most out of Kali
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