Kali Live Bootable USB

How to Make a Kali Live Bootable USB

by Darsh K

Requirements:

• 8GB or more USB Drive (Formatted to FAT32)

• Mac or Windows Laptop

• Etcher Mac: https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.5.50/balenaEtcher-1.5.50.dmg

Etcher Windows: https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.5.50/balenaEtcher-Setup-1.5.50.exe

• Latest Kali Live HTTP ISO Image: https://www.kali.org/downloads/

1. Plug in your USB Drive to your machine and launch Etcher

2. Select the Kali Linux HTTP ISO Image that you downloaded

3. Select your USB Drive that you plugged in and click “Flash”

4. After it finishes, unplug the drive and plug it in to your target machine

5. Access the Boot Menu of your machine (may vary depending on your machine)

6. Select the USB Drive

7. Select Kali “Live System”

8. Voila.

9. You can also run the Installer if you would like to install Kali on to your machine.