Linux problems, help!
How do i install Kali linux on my internal Hard disk?
im scared that i will break my windows (it is on my Solid state drive)
Anyone help please i want to tryout Kali!
8 Replies
dont use kali as ur first distro.
what should i use for my first then?
something like linux mint
or endevouros
Get ubuntu
Assuming you are asking about adding Linux on the same SSD in which your Windows lives without the use of a virtual machine, you can use WSL.
Just use a VM
oracle virtualbox or vmware workstation pro will suffice
just pop in a kali image and you're good
the other suggestions here are good but here's a brief guide in case you're still interested:
-of course, if you can, grab a flash drive and try to backup your windows installation just to be safe. idk which folders you care about but backing upnow you should have the space to do a normal installation of kali (or almost any other distro). you can find an online guide for that. just remember to install to the longest continuous space or do the partitioning manually. itll tell you which partitions it's setting up after the fact so make sure you can still see your old windows drives there alternatively, you can skip all of this and just get a 32GB+ flash drive (i would recommend 256GB+ though for kali) and install it onto the flash drive instead. if you really want to be safe, and you don't mind getting out the screwdrivers, you can even manually uninstall your windows SSD and just boot from the flash driveC:\Users\<username>is usually a good idea. -go intoCreate and format hard disk partitions, you can find it from your start menu -find your main windows partition, it's the bigass one labeledC-right click and click resize, you should be able to shrink the volume, shrink it by as much as you feel like, though preferably at least 100GB -if you really want, you can also try to move the recovery partition back. im not going to explain how to do that though
Thank you so much !