Download the Kali Linux 2021.1 image file from the download section.Start the virtual machine and go to the Kali Linux 2021.1 installer.

Select the ISO image file of Kali Linux 2021.1, and use VM configuration according to the system requirements.Launch the VMware Player, and start creating a new virtual machine.Select USB device and start the Kali Linux 2021.1 installer.Press the boot device menu key and select USB to boot first.As soon as done, plug the bootable USB into a system where you want to install Kali Linux 2021.1.Open the USB bootable creation software, and select the ISO image file of Kali Linux 2021.1, and start the process.Plug in a USB flash drive (at least 8-16 GB of space) with your PC.Install a USB bootable creation software (such as Rufus) on your Windows PC.Download the Kali Linux 2021.1 ISO image file from the download section.Installation instructions Starting installer in PC (via USB)

Most tools in Kali Linux work through the command line, while some of them also have graphical user interfaces such as Wireshark, Burp suite and Armitage. As soon as you launch a tool, you do not need you to write a custom program and programming code to attack, you can read the instructions in the terminal window and type the command. According to the Kali Linux tools directory, there are hundreds of pre-installed security tools in the operating system that allows attacking any computer system, gathering information, forensics, reverse engineering, crack passwords, snifting and snipfing etc. Kali Linux is a free and open source Linux operating system specially designed for penetration testing (computer system security) using a wide range of available security tools. The following new tools have been added to Kali Linux 2021.1:įor more information the release, read the official note of the Kali Linux 2021.1. Compared to previous releases, this Kali Linux version includes many new features and updates, such as Xfce 4.16, KDE 5.20, Command-Not-Found package, new Kali ARM images used with VMs on Apple M1 Macs, new tools added (see list below), terminal tweaks and more. It is available for installing 32-bit and 64-bit versions, and a choice of different desktop environments such as KDE, LXDE, and MATE is available in a single ISO image file. Kali Linux 2021.1 was released on February 14, 2021, it was preceded by version 2020.4 and was available for desktop / laptop computers.

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