-: Hello and welcome back.
So in the previous few lectures,
we talked about virtual machines
and why we need them for this course.
We also mentioned that for creating our virtual hacking lab
we will need a virtualization software
as well as an operating system that is used for hacking
which is also known as Kali Linux.
Now let's see where we can download both of these.
So let's start off with the virtualization software.
For this course, we will be using VirtualBox.
Now VirtualBox is a free virtualization software
and it is quite easy to use
and it's compatible with almost all the operating systems.
All you have to do is type in VirtualBox
in your search bar, and the first link
which will be virtualbox.org
is the one that we are looking for.
So just click on this Oracle VM VirtualBox @virtualbox.org
and it'll lead us to the official page
of VirtualBox where we'll see this big download button
that allows us to download this virtualization software.
So once we click on it,
it'll lead us to this page
where we can choose which platform packages
or in other words, which version
of VirtualBox we want to download.
Now these are different versions
depending on which operating system you are running.
So if you are running Windows.
you want to go with Windows hosts.
If you're running OS x, you want to go with OS x hosts.
If you're on Linux,
then you want to go to Linux distributions,
and so on and so on.
Now since I'm on Windows, I will be clicking Windows hosts
and this will ask where to download this VirtualBox
installation file for our virtualization software.
Now, I already have it, so I won't be downloading it
but you want to save it wherever you want.
So just save it on your desktop.
And once you do that
let's move on to downloading Kali Linux.
We can find Kali Linux @kali.org website,
which you can just type in your search bar
or you can just type Kali Linux
and the first link should open this page.
As we can see,
it says the most advanced penetration testing distribution,
and we get a small description of what Kali Linux is.
So let's quickly read it.
Kali Linux is an open source, Debian-based
Linux distribution geared towards various information
security tasks such as penetration testing,
security research, computer forensics
and reverse engineering.
Okay, awesome.
To download it we want to go to either get Kali
or on download.
Once we click on download, it'll lead us to this page
where we'll have several different versions
of Kali Linux available for download.
Now we want to go with installer images.
We can also go with virtual machines
but to have it exactly as we do in the course
we want to go with the installer images as our option.
So click on installer images
and down here we will see the current version of Kali Linux
which is 2022.3
and it'll give us several different options
from what we can download.
So we have 64 bit, 32 bit, and for the Apple Silicon,
M1 and M2 chips.
Okay, so depending on what your architecture
and operating system is, you want to choose accordingly.
Now, since I'm running a 64 bit machine
I want to check right here 64 bit
and I want to choose this installer option.
So 64 bit installer
and all I have to do is click it and it should work.
It will ask me where I want to download.
Now, once again,
I already have Kali Linux downloaded right here
so it's on my desktop.
No need to download it twice.
For you just save it on your desktop
as you did with your VirtualBox installation file
and you should be good to go.
Now, if you are by any chance on a 32 bit machine
you want to select 32 bit
and go once again with the installer,
or if you are on M1 chip or M2 chip on MacBook
then you want to select Apple Silicon
and proceed with the installer.
However, if you are on Intel Mac
or if your MacBook doesn't have an M1 or M2 chip
but rather has an Intel processor,
then you want to once again go with 64 bit just like I did.
Now, quick little note for anyone using Apple Silicon
M1 and M2 chip, VirtualBox will not work for you.
So for you instead, you want to go with UTM.
Now, UTM is only for the people that are using a MacBook
with M1 or M2 chip.
If you're using any other device,
you're going with VirtualBox.
And one more thing, this is the current version of Kali
as we already mentioned,
but in case you want to download any older version
you can go to old.Kali.org, base images,
and here you will have all the versions
that were released before.
In this particular course, we are using the 2020 version
but it doesn't really matter.
I do advise you to download the latest version
of Kali Linux whenever you can.
So if at the point of you watching this tutorial
it's 2022.3, go with that version.
If there is a newer version available
go with the newest version instead.
Nonetheless, thank you for watching
and I will see you in the next lecture.