
It is an integral part of all relevant modern Linux distributions and is used in various mobile devices, by multiple vendors. PulseAudio is a sound server system for POSIX OSes, meaning that it is a proxy for your sound applications. To install PulseAudio run the following commands in terminal: To get sound working you’ll need to get PulseAudio running. The next step is to get sound working… This is perhaps one of the most common quirks, but easy to fix. The installer will install Parallels Tools and its dependencies.


Sudo mount -o exec /dev/cdrom cdrom to mount it again and make it executable.įinally, install Parallels Tools by entering: If you receive a message that the device is busy you can unmount the disk by right clicking the Parallels disk icon from the Kali desktop and select Unmount from the list of available options. To start, select Install Parallels Tools from the Parallels menu (e.g.

The installation of Parallels Tools on Kali will be a little different from the standard installation requiring you to remount the Parallels Tools disk in exec mode. Parallels Tools is a set of drivers for the guest OS that is installed in your VM. Once you’ve installed Kali with the rolling installer, you’ll want to install Parallels Tools. įor more information on Kali inside Parallels see. The second option is to install Kali permanently on a virtual machine if you want to persist your settings.įor this, I used Kali’s rolling installer ‘kali-linux-rolling-installer-arm64’. In this case you have quick access to the Kali toolset with all the advantages of a bare metal install. Installing the Kali Linux Live Boot image on a CD/DVD/USB/PXE or within a Parallels VM allows you to have access to a full bare metal Kali (non-persistent) install. If you don’t want to install Kali you can use the available Live Boot image from. The first thing you’ll need to do is download a suitable image. Īssuming you have Parallels 16+ you can either use the free systems installer with Parallels to install Kali or optionally, for more control over Kali’s configuration and a bare bones installation, you can install Kali from an image. Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

I wrote this post primarily as a future point of reference for getting started with Kali Linux on Apple’s silicon (with Parallels).
