You can also use direct download links which are mentioned below: You can download Kali Linux virtual image from the official website How to Download Virtual Image of Kali Linux It gives complete features for free of cost. VMware Workstation Player is free, while other VMware products require a paid licenseĬomparison between VMWare and Virtual BOX iso file used for the given VM (linux.iso, windows.iso, etc.)įree, under the GNU General Public License Installed with the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso file Requires additional conversion utility for more VM types VMware VSphere and Cloud Air (on VMware Workstation)

VMDK, Microsoft’s VHD, HDD, QED, Vagrant, Docker Up to OpenGL 3.3, DirectX 10 Max of 2GB of video memory 3D acceleration enabled by default Up to OpenGL 3.0 and Direct3D 9 Max of 128 MB of video memory 3D acceleration enabled manually USB 2.0/3.0 support requires the Extension Pack (free)

NAT, Bridged, Host-only + Virtual network editor (on VMware workstation and Fusion Pro) Not attached, NAT, NAT Network, Bridged adapter, Internal network, Host-only adapter, Generic (UDP, VDE) Preallocated: provisioned disks Dynamically allocated: thin-provisioned disks Preallocated: fixed disks Dynamically allocated: dynamically allocated disks

Snapshots only supported on paid virtualization products, not on VMware Workstation Player Graphical User Interface (GLI) and Command Line Interface (CLI) Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD + macOS (with VMware Fusion) Linux, Windows + macOS (requires VMware Fusion) Here most of the people are a little bit confused because they don’t know which one is better either Virtual Box or VMware. On the official Kali Linux website, Virtual images are available for VMware and Virtual Box.

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