Insert a USB flash drive and ensure you do not have any useful data on it as it will be wiped off. Linux methods of creating Kali Linux USB A.1 Command line method Now, let us check out the process of creating CentOS USB on Linux and Windows using following methods: A. The default location is current user’s download folder. Note the location where the file is being downloaded. Since we need to create a bootable USB to install Kali Linux on other computers, click on “Kali Linux 64-bit (installer)” link. The page will display a table with multiple options to download Kali Linux. Navigate to download Menu and click on “Download Kali Linux” from the drop down.
On Linux or on Windows, first step will be to download latest version ISO file of Kali Linux operating system. On Linux, we may or may not need any external tool to make it bootable, while on Windows we will use few tools to create Kali Linux bootable Pen Drive. We will see methods of creating Kali Linux bootable USB on Linux as well as Windows systems. Using this bootable Kali Linux USB, you can install Kali Linux on your computers (desktops or laptops) to test or learn using tools for Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT). In this post, we will see how to create a bootable USB flash drive of Kali Linux operating system.
