Now reboot Kali Linux by typing reboot in the Terminal.Īfter Kali Linux restarts, you should be able to adjust the size of the screen fluently, and copy files/text from Kali to your main OS, and from your main OS to Kali. Kali Linux should install VMware Tools, and you’re Terminal should look like this: Go here to do that.Īfter Kali Linux has completed installing the headers, and you are presented with the prefix again, type this into the Terminal to install VMware Tools: If you get an error after executing the above command, then you’ll need to update the Kali Linux repositories. Type this command:Īpt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) Now you need to install Kali Linux headers. Let’s take a look at how to download and install Kali Linux on VMware. Then you’ll need to add official Kali Linux repositories. Kali Linux can be download in both 32 bit and 64-bit version as ISO image or you can Download Kali Linux VMware Images, Kali Linux VirtualBox images and also Kali Linux Hyper-V images. 1) The first thing is to make sure have running version of VMware player or VMware workstation.If you are a windows guy then installation is just direct.For Linux users I wrote an article on How to install Vmware Player and Workstation on Linux and Any linux( Kali Linux 2.0 included). If your Terminal looks like this after executing this command: Follow the following steps to successfully install VMware tools on Kali guest os. The Terminal should then be filled with text similar to this after executing this command: If this is not the case, then follow my other tutorial here on how to do that. This tutorial assumes that you already have installed Kali Linux in VMware Player or Workstation. This is a almost necessary install, as VMware Tools makes your life much easier in many aspects. This tutorial will explain how to install VMware Tools in Kali Linux.

Install vmware tools on kali