How to Install Kali Linux on a Apple Silicon Mac

• 1. Download Kali Linux


• Go to www.kali.org
• Click Installer Images
• Click Apple Silicon (ARM64)

• 2. Download VMware Fusion Personal Use Version (Free)


• Go to https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/evalcenter?p=fusion-player-personal-13
• Click Create an Account
• After Creating account go back to the fusion personal use license page.
• Click License & Download Tab
• Copy License Key
• Paste License Key into Fusion.

• 3. Install Kali Linux as virtual machine
• Open VMware Fusion
• Drag Kali Linux .iso file into the installation window
• Press continue

Under Choose Operating System select Linux/Debian 11.x 64-bit Arm

Select customize settings

Rename the virtual Machine

Click OK

The settings window will open

Choose Processors and Memory

Change the processors to 4 cores

Change the memory to 4096 MB

Click show all

Click Hard Disk

Make sure its over 20GB

Press the Play Button to launch VM

Select Graphical Install with arrow keys

Select your native language

Select your country

Select your keyboard language

Configure the network as the default name “kali”

Leave domain name blank

Name your user

Name your account

Set your password

Select time zone

Under disk partition, select Guided - User entire disk (it will only use the 20+ gb you allotted in VMware Fusion settings)

Select “Finish Partitioning and write changes to disk”

Select “Yes” write changes to disk

Select Xfce or GNOME desktop environment

Wait for install

Click continue to reboot

Bonus: Pull up terminal and type “sudo apt install kali-wallpapers-all”

Enjoy