L in u X ba sics for h acke rs g e t t I n g s t a r t e d w I t h

Finish partitioning and write changes to disk. Kali will prompt you once 
more to see if you want to write the changes to disk; select Yes and click 
Continue (see Figure 13).
Figure 13: Writing changes to disk

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Kali will now begin to install the operating system. This could take a 
while, so be patient. Now is the time to take your bathroom break and get 
your favorite beverage.
Once the installation is complete, you will be prompted as to whether 
you want to use a network mirror. This really is not necessary, so click No.
Then Kali will prompt you as to whether you want to install GRUB 
(Grand Unified Bootloader), shown in Figure 14. A bootloader enables you 
to select different operating systems to boot into, which means when you 
boot your virtual machine, you can boot into either Kali or another oper-
ating system. Select Yes and click Continue.
Figure 14: Installing GRUB
On the next screen, you will be prompted as to whether you want to 
install the GRUB bootloader automatically or manually. For reasons as yet 
unclear, if you choose the second option, Kali will tend to hang and display 
a blank screen after installation. Select Enter device manually, as shown in 
Figure 15.

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Figure 15: Entering your device manually
On the following screen, select the drive where the GRUB bootloader 
should be installed (it will likely be something like /dev/sda). Click through to 
the next screen, which should tell you that the installation is complete.
Congratulations! You’ve installed Kali. Click Continue. Kali will 
attempt to reboot, and you will see a number of lines of code go across 
a blank, black screen before you are eventually greeted with Kali 2018’s 
login screen, as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16: The Kali login screen

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Log in as root, and you will be asked for your password. Enter whatever 
password you selected for your root user.
After logging in as root, you will be greeted with the Kali Linux desktop, 
as in Figure 17.
Figure 17: The Kali home screen
You are now ready to begin your journey into the exciting field of 
hacking! Welcome!

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