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black screen after login into kali inside virtualbox [maybe display bad settings]

I after install Kali inside oracle VirtualBox I can`t login to it and see this black screen: And when i want to close it VirtualBox shows me this: I think it is incorrect display settings. These are ...
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Kali Linux VM stuck on installation

I am trying to set up Kali Linux on VirtualBox but it is stuck in the 'Select and Install Software' step. The progress bar shows that it is nearly completed, but it has been stuck on 'Unpacking ...
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I can't change base memory of kali linux

I downloaded Virtual Box and Kali Linux to an external hard. I can't change base memory from virtual box settings. How can I change it ??
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How to connect an AWUS1900 to a Kali Virtual Box VM hosted on Windows 11?

I have done the following: On the host: Installed the driver Inside Kali: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms On Virtualbox: ...
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Errors when running sosumi in kali (Qemu)

I installed sosumi in a kali linux VM (Virtualbox) but when i run sosumi to launch the emulator i get these errors: *** Launch! qemu-system-x86_64: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: ...
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How do I stop my virtual machine eating my spaces for no reason?

I'm using VirtualBox with some virtual machines, but it just increases the disk size every time I open and close it without doing anything, I asked several communities, and they said that swap files ...
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Kali Linux on VirtulBox showing a black screen after full boot

I am using Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager to launch KaliLinux. When I open the virtual machine on my laptop (16gb ram) the only thing that shows up is a black screen after the boot. I tried "to ...
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Partial black screen in Virtualbox Kali Linux 2021.2 guest machine

I installed the lastest edition of Kali Linux 2021.2 as a VM in Virtualbox. I followed the official instructions. It was working fine for the first 2 days. Suddenly one day, the GUI started displaying ...
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Kali display too small in VirtualBox

I am running Kali in VirtualBox (using a pre-made Kali VDI found on their website) on a Windows 10 host on my Dell XPS 13. Everything on the desktop is really tiny: the icons, the font, etc. I'm not ...
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How to run the same machine on both VMware and Virtualbox?

I am learning linux and pentesting using Kali on Vmware Workstation Pro. I downloaded some vulnerable machines from Vulnhub for practicing. Apparently, some machines do not work on VMware, and I need ...
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Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object. The application will now terminate. Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)

I'm not able to start the virtualbox when I try to open the virtalbox I got this Error message I need help on this
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Can't enable wireless connections on Kali Linux virtual machine

I recently set up a Kali Linux machine on my laptop with the intention of being able to use the laptops wifi card in order to see all the available networks on the vm, but so far I haven't been able ...
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Booting from a live usb kali linux in persistance mode in both a laptop and a VM

I have a usb stick with kali linux in persistance mode that I use on my laptop. However, I would also like to use with my PC in a VM with The same live persistance mode(I would prefer Virtualbox, as I'...
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USB Wifi Adapter connected to Kali Vbox but absent in ifconfig

I installed VirtualBox-6.1.12-139181 for Windows 10 with Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.12 and imported the latest Kali VirtualBox Image kali-linux-2020.2a-vbox-amd64 from offensive-security ...
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Metasploit is stuck after sessions is open. Meterpreter doesn't show up

I'm experimenting with Metasploit and using it on my own machine. I'm running Kali Linux on VirtualBox and trying to open a meterpeter session to my host Win 10 OS. I generate a reverse_tcp payload, ...
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Kali Linux apt-get update Hash sum mismatch error

I downloaded Offensive Security Kali Linux 2020.2 Virtual Box ova from their website. When I try to update apt, hash sum mismatch error occurs. I tried to update my repositories but to no avail. I ...
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Unable to login in Kali Linux after mounting Virtual Box Guest Addition File to open in full screen

How can I fix this issue? It occured after mounting Virtual Box Guest Addition file into Kali Linux to open in full screen. I can't login now. As I click on login, a massage shows-- VBoxClient : ...
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Virtualbox causes automatic logout from Kali host when booting Windows guest and moving the mouse at the same time

I have been trying for several days to get my virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox 6.1.2 up and running but there seems to be something very strange going on with it. Using Kali 2020.1 as a host I ...
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Incorrect password on first login to Kali Linux in VirtualBox

I tried to install Kali Linux on VirtualBox following this guide on Youtube As per the guide, there was no setup page, as Kali Linux was configured. When I turned on the machine, it booted and went ...
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i3-6100U CPU not compatible to run on Kali Linux 2018.4 32-bit version on Virtual Box

32-bit Ubuntu Oracle Virtualbox and 32-bit Kali Linux version 2018.4 isn't working. All are the newest versions. My BIOS is locked so i can't turn on virtualization. If going into the BIOS ...
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Running macchanger in Kali Linux VM Disables Network Connection

Below is my version of kali which is a vm running on VBox 5.2.22: Linux kali 4.18.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.18.10-2kali1 (2018-10-09) x86_64 GNU/Linux As the title says, after changing my mac ...
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Parrot OS installation error

I am trying to install parrot security os 64 bit hybrid iso on mac virtual box which i gave 2048mb of ram and 12 gb of storage. Selected on vb “Other Linux 64-bit” -Debian 64-bit too- and tried to ...
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No 64bit option for installing linux on VirtualBox

I'm trying to install Kali Linux on Virtual Box. It used to work, until I messed up Kali, so I just uninstalled Kali, but kept Virtual Box. Now I re-download Kali, I'm trying to install it, it doesn'...
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Can't enable copy/paster between Kali virtualbox and Windows host

I am trying to enable copy/paste between a Kali Linux virtualbox machine and a Windows host machine. First from the virtual machine advanced settings, I enabled bidirectional choice at both shared ...
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Metasploitable network configuration

I am using VirtualBox v5.2.4. When I set metasploitable to NAT/NAT Network/Host-only adapter I cannot reach it when I ping from Kali. However, when I set it to bridged, I am able to reach it. I do ...
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Debian64 VM VBox startup error: Windows Host

I have just installed (possibly incorrectly) Virtual Box additions on my Debian64 virtual machine and when I start up that machine it gives me an error: [FAILED] Failed to start vboxadd-service....
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Kali Linux error while seeting up VM

I'm currently setting up my learner lab for learn some basics of IT forensics and pentesting, and during the setup of the VM (using Oracle's VirtualBox) an error occured; So I created a syslog file ...
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Kali Linux Stuck after installing on VirtualBox

I Installed Kali Linux on VirtualBox after finishing installation it rebooted and stucked and I can run Kali even I deleted and installed again new downloaded ISO Please help me
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Virtual Box error after creating new VM

I have followed several tutorials thinking I was doing something wrong while installing virtual machines using VirtualBox. It is important to say that I'm running Virtual Box on Windows 8.1 The ...
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Pinging host from virtual machine

I have Windows 7 running as the host OS.I just installed my copy of Virtual Box and run Kali Linux as the virtual OS.I disconnected my host from the wireless connection at home,and it got connected to ...
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