To get started, you need to download the image file of Kali Linux. Recent Windows versions require that you enable the virtualization explicitly to use virtual machines. If you want to get the commercial license for your use-case, you need the VMware Workstation Pro edition, or else, the player is free for personal use.Īttention! Please make sure that virtualization is enabled in your system. This may take a while, and when completed, you get greeted with another window that lets you finish the process and gives you the option to enter a license key.

Now, you have to continue to start the installation. If you want quick access using desktop and start menu shortcuts, you can check those settings or toggle them off, which I prefer. Proceeding to the next step, you can choose to disable checking for updates every time you start the program (can be annoying) and disable sending data to VMware as part of its user experience improvement program. But, if you need better keyboard response / in-screen keyboard performance in the virtual machine, you may want to enable the “ Enhanced Keyboard Driver.” Ideally, keep it at the default settings. Now, you get to choose the path of your installation. Next, you will have to agree to the policies and conditions to continue. You need to hit “Next” to get started installing VMware. exe file downloaded, launch it to start the installation process.

There is no support for 32-bit systems, in case you were wondering.įinally, when you get the. You will have to click on the button for Windows 64-bit because that is what we need here. Next, you get to choose the version (if you want something specific or encountering bugs in the latest version) and then click on “ Go to Downloads.“Īnd then you get the download buttons for both Windows and Linux versions. Head to VMWare’s official workstation player webpage and then click on the “ Download Free” button. If you already have VMware installed on your system, you can skip the steps to install Kali Linux. Step 1: Install VMWare Workstation Player (on Windows) You can easily install VMWare on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.

However, the tutorial is also valid for Linux except the VMWare installation on Windows part. Non-FOSS Warning! VMWare is not open source software.įor this tutorial, I presume that you are using Windows, considering most VMware users prefer using Windows 10/11.

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