Downloading Kali Linux

The first thing to do before installing and using Kali Linux is to download it. You can get Kali Linux from the Kali Linux website (http://www.kali.org/downloads/).

On the download page, you can select the official Kali Linux image based on the following items, which is also shown in the next screenshot:

  • Machine architecture: i386, amd64, armel, and armhf
  • Image type: ISO image or VMware image
Downloading Kali Linux

If you want to burn the image to a DVD or install Kali Linux to your machine, you might want to download the ISO image version. However, if you want to use Kali Linux for VMWare, you can use the VMWare image file to speed up the installation ...

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