Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing.
It contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks such as Penetration Testing, Forensics and Reverse Engineering.
Built on Debian and maintained by Offensive Security Ltd.
Note:
The default password for Kali when in Live Mode is toor.
Some computers get the error "A stop job is running for..." followed by various messages when trying to shot down Kali.
To avoid this error simply log out of the user session and then shut Kali down from the password screen.
See how to do it in this video:
First solution:
1. when the Window shows CDROM couldn't be mounted: unplug your USB from system, wait 10 seconds and re insert it
2. Wait for mount/ detection (USB LED glow).
3. Click 'Yes' to retry mounting the USB / CDROM
4. Hit Continue
Second solution:
1. Run the installer.
2. Open a shell (ALT + F2).
3. Create the directory cdrom directly on the root of the file system: mkdir /cdrom
mkdir /cdrom
* Note : If you got problems making the directory /cdrom, disable the CD-rom player in BIOS or disconnect the cable
4. Mount the USB as if it is a CD-ROM: mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /cdrom
(Where sdb1 is your USB device).
You could carry on installation now
* After executing mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /cdrom
, cd
into the /cdrom directory and do an ls
to see if the files are there. Then press ALT-F1 to go back, continue and re-select "detect CDROM"
Third solution:
We need to create the USB using DD mode instead of ISO.
This is our last priority because it will make the USB unusable, however If you were not successful with the first two solutions please contact us via this page, or by email: info@linuxartists.com and we will send you a DD mode USB.