Kali Linux is a popular operating system for penetration testing and ethical hacking. It comes with a variety of tools and features that can help you perform security assessments, vulnerability scans, network analysis, and more. But what if you want to have Kali Linux with you wherever you go, without carrying a laptop or installing it on your main machine? The solution is to install Kali Linux on an UBS stick and boot from it whenever you need it. This way, you can have a mobile and robust system in your pockets that can run on any compatible computer.
I will show you how to install Kali Linux on an UBS stick using a simple and straightforward method. You will need the following items:
- A computer with an internet connection and a USB port
- An UBS stick with at least 8 GB of storage space
- A Kali Linux ISO image file, which you can download from https://www.kali.org/downloads/
- A software tool to create a bootable UBS stick like
dd
Once you have these items ready, follow these steps:
- Plug your UBS stick into your computer. Let’s call it
/dev/sdbfor this example. - Browse out the Kali ISO directory in the command line and issue the following command:
dd if=kali-linux-2023.2-live-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb conv=fsync bs=4M - Wait for the command prompt to return, it can take several minutes.
- Safely eject your UBS stick from your computer and unplug it.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kali Linux on your UBS stick. To use it, simply plug it into any compatible computer and boot from it. You will see a boot menu.
You can choose to run Kali Linux in live mode, which means that it will not make any changes to the computer’s hard drive, or in persistent mode, which means that it will save your settings and files on the UBS stick. You can also install Kali Linux on the computer’s hard drive if you want to.
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