Installing Kali Linux On Virtual Box

Installation of Kali Linux can be done in several ways

1.Kali Linux Hard Disk Install 
2.Kali Linux Dual Boot with Windows
3.Dual Boot Kali on Mac Hardware
4.Kali Linux on Virtual box 
5.Using Bootable usb drive without installing

But i prefer to use Kali Linux on Virtual Box. If you’re doing something you’re not sure, you want to install unknown packages, modify some code but don’t want to break your HOST OS, running and installing Kali Linux on VirtualBox is the best way to go. Running Kali Linux on VirtualBox is great as in that way all you need to do is take a snapshot and if you break sometime, you can quickly roll back.

Virtual Box 

A VirtualBox or VB is a software virtualization package that installs on an operating system as an application. VirtualBox allows additional operating systems to be installed on it, as a Guest OS, and run in a virtual environment. In 2010, VirtualBox was the most popular virtualization software application. Supported operating systems include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, macOS X, Linux, Solaris, and OpenSolaris.VirtualBox was originally developed by Innotek GmbH and released in 2007 as an open-source software package. The company was later purchased by Sun Microsystems. Oracle Corporation now develops the software package and titles it Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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Advantages of running Kali on VirtualBox

1.run more than one OS simultaneously.
2.install/re-install/backup/move/restore/rollback your guest OS easily.
3.Can.manage allocation of resource (Memory, Hard disk). Resource Management!
4.can copy your VirualBox to a different machine. Portability!
5.You can completely break your installation and roll back in few clicks.

Disadvantages of running Kali on VirtualBox

1.Performance drop. Usually much slower.
2.GPU Acceleration doesn’t work.
3.USB Wireless cards can be problematic.Can’t use FULL graphics as the card is Virtualized.

So it is your choice depending what you are going to do with kali linux.But for beginners of linux system they can opt for Virtual box as it is safe and simple to use compared to other ways.