This is a very easy step by step guide on how to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox Mac & Windows 10.I have to tell you that there aren’t any two ways of installing Kali Linux on Virutalbox on Mac or on Windows 10, or on any other OS (operating system). Why use a virtual machine? There are many reasons to use a virtual computer, to name a few: Software development (configure, and see how software runs on different OS’s), secure LAN networking and/or web surfing, experimenting with different OS’s, keep using legacy software, or reuse or re-purpose old hardware. My reasons fall into the later category. I have a multi-processor Intel powered MacPro, built-to-order in late 2007. Our friends in Cupertino limited the life span of this computer, a little over a year after it was built, by stopping OS X upgrades on my Mac Pro past version 10.7.5. My options were to keep using the machine the way it is (which, until now, I have been), stop using it altogether (not a chance), do some system hacking and install a later version of OS X, or install a new operating system. Installing a later version of OS X is doable, and so is installing another OS, like Linux. The problem with both options points to EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface). EFI is, in a simple definition, Mac’s version of a PC’s Bios. It is, at least to me, tricky to work with, and not very forgiving. Also, I did not want to give up Photoshop, Scrivener, and many other of my Mac programs if I made the “switch” to Linux. Another option presented itself. Why not use a virtual machine (VM)? With a virtual machine, I can have the best of both worlds. The virtual machine runs in a “window”, like a software program, – when you mouse-click in the VM window, you are using Linux (or whatever OS has been installed), and when you click on the OS X desktop, you are back to using the native operating system. Besides, the software is easy to install, setup, and maintain. Arduino driver for mac. Itunes alternatives for mac. What’s not to like? My software of choice for this project was VirtualBox, and the operating system I use is LXDE Mint Linux (a Debian based Linux Mint distribution). Why VirtualBox? VirtualBox comes from under Oracle’s umbrella. It is solid, well engineered, and stable. It has all the features I need. Competitor’s of VirtualBox (VMware’s Fusion, and Parallels) do have more “bells and whistles” in their software, and both are more integrated into the host machine’s operating system. All of this comes at a price however; about $80 (US) each, while VirtualBox is FREE!!! What You Need To Get Started • A Windows, Mac, or Linux based Computer with a minimum of 4 Gigs of RAM and 128 Megs of video memory will be needed on the “host” machine. Fifty or more gigs of hard drive space would not hurt either. Yes, VirtualBox can make do with fewer system requirements, but I feel most users will want the experience of using a “Guest” operating system as if it were smoothly functioning on a real computer. Admittedly, these are only my recommendations for a baseline of resources needed.
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