VMware Workstation Player is a utility suitable for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC.

Installation Requirements:

Disk space: min-10GB,Recommended-20GB or above.

Ram:min -512MB,Recommended-2GB or above.

how to install kali linux on vmware

step 1:- Download Vmware.

• Click to Download Vmware: Download.

step 2:- Download Linux iso file.

• Click to Download iso file: Download.

Step 3:- Install the VMware

              Click the VMware download file

              

•                  Click->next->next->next->next->finish.

                 

Sept 4:-Open VMware and Create a new Virtual Machine.

•   Click Create new Virtual Machine
•  After you see the new Virtual Machine Wizard, then click Next.                          

•  Select installer disc image file(iso).
• Click the Browse button and select the downloaded Linux iso file.
•  Click the next.

                          

                          

•  select  Linux.
• select version Debian 10. x 64-bit or 32-bit depending on your system.
• Click next

                                  

• mention your Linux name.   
• Click next.                   

• Specify the Disk space,minimum-10GB, Recommended-20GB or above.
• Click the Next. 

                              

•     See your settings and click Customize Hardware.
• Click next

              

• Select ram size depending on your system.
• select processors depending on your system.
• Click Display, Click 3D graphics.
• Click next.

      

•       Click Close and Finish.

After clicking the power on the Virtual Machine, then installation starts.

step 5:- Click Graphical install 

     

• Select your language and Click Continue

• Select your location  and Click Continue

• select a Keyboard layout and Click Continue

• You will see the installation progress

• Enter the hostname for your system and Click Continue

• Enter your name and Click Continue

• Enter your user name and Click Continue

• Enter your password and Click Continue.
• select the entire disk and click Continue.
• select sda and Click Continue.
• select all files in the partition(recommended for new users) and Click Conti                    

• Select Finish Partitioning and Write Changes to Disk and Click Continue .        

• Click yes, Be sure to write changes to the disk and Click Continue.                              

• Now start the installing base system and Click Continue.

               

• If you want to add some additional software, select that and Click Continue                              

• Click yes for install the GRUB boot loader and Click Continue.     

• Select the boot loader device for the GRUB installation ,select  /dev/sda and Click Continue. 

• Installation will continue .

• Installation is complete, click Continue and it will reboot automatically .

• After restart, You see kali Linux home desktop.