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What should i do?

_null•5/7/24, 3:14 PM

Well, something that seems immediately interesting is that it was installed in a Temp directory. That means it would have been erased after a reboot of the host.

_null•5/7/24, 3:15 PM

I'm guessing you are going to need to reinstall to a more permanent directory.

_null•5/7/24, 3:16 PM

Did it ever boot?

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 3:23 PM

I dont think so

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 3:23 PM

But should i reinstall it?

EEl 3orrab But should i reinstall it?

_null•5/7/24, 3:53 PM

it's not finding the file, so if you don't it won't ever work

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 4:17 PM

Alright

Collin B.•5/7/24, 4:51 PM

The file you download should be a .7z file, if this is true install 7zip and unzip the file using that tool

https://www.7-zip.org/

The built in zip tool for windows is garabage.

Right click the file > 7zip > Extract Files...

Then make sure you choose a location like Downloads or Documents that isnt a temp directory to move you files too.

Then double click the .vbox file in the folder that process creates

Doulos•5/7/24, 8:14 PM

@El 3orrab VirtualBox is good. It is all you will need.

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 8:19 PM

Right but i also need Kali linux and run it perfectly

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 8:19 PM

Still trying

Collin B.•5/7/24, 8:19 PM

VirtualBox will do that without issue

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 8:21 PM

Wait, lets say that Vbox is the runner and it controls and lifts Kali linux

El 3orrabOP•5/7/24, 8:21 PM

Right?

Collin B.•5/7/24, 8:26 PM

Virtual box is the hypervisor. Specifically a type 2 hypervisor.

Collin B.•5/7/24, 8:27 PM

It is the blue box that says “Hypervisor” and Kali would be the Guest OS that sits in top

Doulos•5/7/24, 8:46 PM

https://www.kali.org/docs/virtualization/import-premade-virtualbox/

Kali Linux

Import Pre-Made Kali VirtualBox VM | Kali Linux Documentation

Importing the Kali VirtualBox image is very easy.
We first need to extract the VirtualBox image:
kali@kali:~$ 7z x kali-linux-2024.1-virtualbox-amd64.7z [...] kali@kali:~$ If we are using Windows we can instead use the official 7z app.
We then launch VirtualBox:
From here we will be wanting to select ‘Add’. We then navigate to the location our V...

El 3orrabOP•5/8/24, 1:40 PM

What now?