

# dd if= of=/dev/sdb bs=512kĪt this point, you can boot up Kali Linux from the USB drive. For example, assuming the USB device on Linux is /dev/sdb, and the ISO image file is called, run: Writing the ISO file takes a few minutes.Īs an alternative, you can also download the ISO image file on a Linux system, and use the dd command to write the ISO image file to the USB drive. Use the Win32 Disk Imager tool to write the Kali ISO image file to the USB drive. Note that this tool doesn't work on Windows if you have a RAM disk and/or Encrypted disk configured on your system. Then, insert a USB drive into the computer of at least 8 GB.ĭownload Win32 Disk Imager from.


Select the very first 3 GB file, named "Kali Linux 64bit" for amd64 based systems, assuming you will be using a 64 bit computer. Start of by downloading the 64 bit ISO image file from. įor this article, you will need a Windows based computer and a USB drive of at least 8 GB. The original documentation can be found at and. This article will focus on creating a bootable USB drive containing Kali Linux, allowing one to boot up a computer from USB with Kali Linux.
