Drew Wade

Basic Steps for Setting up Kali Linux

drawn from:
https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/top-10-things-do-after-installing-kali-linux-0186450/
https://kali.training/topic/configuring-services/
https://kali.training/lessons/2-getting-started-with-kali/

Once you've downloaded and imported the OVA from Offensive Security in a VM or downloaded and installed the binaries from Kali.org on a machine or in a VM:

1) Change your root password (default is "toor")
  passwd root enter and confirm your new password

2) Generate new SSH keys (so you don't have the same remote access key as every other person who downloads the Kali OVA)
  systemctl start ssh
  rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
  dpkg-reconfigure openssh -server
  service ssh restart
  systemctl enable ssh

3) Install git (to be able to clone git repositories where lots of new code and tools can be found)
  apt install git

4) Add a low-privilege user account (to avoid making radical changes/mistakes later)
  adduser kaliuser kaliuser is just an example of a username
  usermod -aG sudo kaliuser

5) Install terminal multiplexer (to easily run multiple terminals in one window)
  apt install tilix

6) Download & install any additional tool packages you want (optional as OVA contains most/all relevant tools)
  http://tools.kali.org/kali-metapackages description of package contents
  http://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-metapackages tool packages

7) Update TOR (if you plan on using it)
  echo 'deb https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org stretch main deb-src https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org stretch main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor.list

  wget -O- 'https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89' | sudo apt-key add -

8) Setup any bash aliases you want (e.g. ll and an updater/upgrader function)
  vi /root/.bash_aliases
  alias ll = 'ls -l'
  function apt-updater(){
   apt-get update &&
   apt-get dist-upgrade -Vy &&
   apt-get autoremove -y &&
   apt-get autoclean &&
   apt-get clean &&
   reboot}
Remember to copy the ./bash_aliases file (or create a new one) over to your low-privilege user account's root directory if you plan on using those aliases with that user account.

9) Download and install atom code editor (less painful than vi)
  https://atom.io/download/deb download should start automatically
  dpkg -i ~/Downloads/atom-amd64.deb