Friday, November 8, 2013

Installing Kali - Dual Booting Kali With Windows

By Shashwat November 08, 2013 , , , , , , ,
  • Disclaimer - TLDR; some stuff here can be used to carry out illegal activity, our intention is, however, to educate

Kali Linux Dual Boot 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 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.
Download Kali Linux and either burn the ISO to DVD, or prepare a USB stick with Kali linux Liveas the installation medium. If you do not have a DVD or USB port on your computer, check out the Kali Linux Network Install. Ensure you have:
  • Minimum of 8 GB free disk space on Windows
  • CD-DVD / USB boot support

Preparing for the Installation

  1. Download Kali Linux.
  2. Burn The Kali Linux ISO to DVD or copy Kali Linux Live to USB.
  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. 

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  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 (8GB minimum) for the Kali installation. 

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  4. Once you have resized your Windows partition, ensure you “Apply All Operations” on the hard disk. Exit gparted and reboot.
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Kali Linux Installation Procedure

  1. The installation procedure from this point onwards is similar to a 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.

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  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. 
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36 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 2, 2014 at 12:43 AM

    Nice website - only, you need to start giving credit where credit is due - quoting famous hackers then claiming (you) said that, and using other peoples images and tutorials without giving them credit is NOT cool kiddie.

    Peace.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 9, 2014 at 4:36 AM

    How to launch gparted

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    1. Shashwat ChaudharyJuly 9, 2014 at 8:13 AM

      From the top menu, select Applications -> System Tools -> Administration -> GParted Partition Editor.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 9, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    Yes i have gone to that but it is showing me a error wtd?

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    1. Shashwat ChaudharyJuly 10, 2014 at 1:57 AM

      Can you tell me what the error is. A screenshot would be even better.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 10, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    LIBPARTED BUG FOUND


    Assertion (head_size <= 63) at ../../../libparted/labels/dos.c:662 in function probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

    and i dont know how to paste a screenshot!!sorry

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    1. Shashwat ChaudharyJuly 11, 2014 at 2:17 AM

      I'm sorry but I have no idea what the error means. You can try formatting your live USB and putting Kali in it again.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 11, 2014 at 2:27 AM

    Yea i have tried! Formatting and putting kali again but nothing changed plz see to this and also tell me how to publish a photo ibto the comment so i will take a screenshot . So it will be easier for u to undestand my problem

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  6. AnonymousJuly 23, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    Password NEEDED please Help me???

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  7. Umang BhanushaliJuly 28, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    Help pls !!!!! m unable to see my wifi so how can i connect to it !!!!

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    1. Shashwat ChaudharyJuly 29, 2014 at 6:48 AM

      You need to purchase a external USB wireless card if you wifi to show up on Kali. I recommend alfa card.

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  8. Umang BhanushaliJuly 29, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    but i have already buyed a d-link router

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  9. Shashwat ChaudharyJuly 30, 2014 at 10:49 PM

    Is the device showing up on your host machine (Windows) ?

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  10. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    how to install kali in macbook..??

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    1. AnonymousMay 11, 2015 at 2:55 AM

      Not sure, but I think the same way will do it's job

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  11. AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    GRUB Boot menu is not showing, directly windows 7 is oppening

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2015 at 2:40 AM

    pls avoid installing using usb. avoid usb for using kali.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 14, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    hii i have usb wifi adapter will it scan wifi by typing ifconfig?

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  14. AnonymousDecember 4, 2015 at 4:17 AM

    I was trying to dual boot win 10 with Kali 2(sana) but there is no option for "guided use largest continuous free space" its only showing the other options...btw my pc already had partitions...also the live bout works fine
    -7h3wh173r48817

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  15. AnonymousDecember 4, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    Now I did install Kali 2 but the grub boot menu isn't showing up it's just going straight to win 10
    -7h3wh173r48817

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  16. AnonymousDecember 4, 2015 at 6:26 AM

    This is the third time but pls...the boot loader is also showing up but is entering rescue mode because it says Tha no such device found
    -7h3wh173r48817

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  17. UnknownJanuary 25, 2016 at 4:18 PM

    Is it recommended to buy an external wireless card even though i am not using vmware or virtual box? Or will it help since im having issues with my internal wireless card? Thanks in advance

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  18. UnknownFebruary 16, 2016 at 3:24 PM

    None of the people above me need to be playing with linux all of your problems are user error, go take an information technology course and try again

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  19. UnknownMarch 8, 2016 at 8:45 AM

    good post. keep it up

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  20. pattyMarch 22, 2016 at 1:15 AM

    Now that my kali linux is booting up, windows isnt. Its giving an error 0xc0000225. what to do now?

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  21. UnknownJune 19, 2016 at 8:40 AM

    And with kali installed, how can i have windows in dual boot __

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  22. hareshAugust 24, 2016 at 6:16 AM

    i have 1tb harddisk.it's have 5 partition and 2 partition have data and 3 are fully empty.but when i start kali live and go to gpart,then i see only two parttion, first win8 which is 80gb and second is 890.help me to create new partition without lossing data.plzzz...

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  23. Dauda September 1, 2016 at 3:35 PM

    Hello I made my USB bookable disk by downloading light version of kali Linux. When I run command airmo-ng start wlan0.I received error that rfkill is not installed. Can this due to the light version I used?

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  24. Dauda September 1, 2016 at 3:40 PM

    Hello I made my USB bookable disk by downloading light version of kali Linux. When I run command airmo-ng start wlan0.I received error that rfkill is not installed. Can this due to the light version I used?

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  25. akinolaMarch 5, 2018 at 1:43 AM

    I have installed Kali on VMWare and got to the sign in page.

    I cannot log in.

    I have also tried guest and "toor" password.

    What do I do?

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  26. akinolaMarch 5, 2018 at 1:55 AM

    I have tried root and toor as well

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  28. james vegitaNovember 7, 2023 at 5:20 AM

    This blog post is a lifesaver! The step-by-step guide on setting up a dual boot with Kali Linux and Windows is incredibly clear and valuable. New Jersey Domestic Violence Registry It's awesome how you emphasize data backup and safety. Your detailed instructions make a seemingly complex task manageable for everyone. Thanks for sharing this helpful information! Driving Without Proof Of License New Jersey

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