I have recently installed VMWare to use Kali Linux on it but upon reaching the login page I wasn't able to type my username/password, it wasn't taking any keyboard input (even with a virtual keyboard) I tried enabling virtual printers but that didn't help
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5Restart and Ctrl-Alt-F1 on restart to get into terminal mode. Run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoremove . Restart and see if you can get into Kali. I am using Kali 2022.1 on VMware and it works fine. Make sure you downloaded the bare metal ISO from which to make a VM for Kali.– anonCommented Feb 27, 2022 at 20:11
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4Ensure to install VMware Tools in the VM.– harrymcCommented Feb 27, 2022 at 20:21
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1VMware Workstation? VMware Player? VMware Fusion? Does this happen with just a Kali guest or with all guests? If you're using Workstation, then go to VM > Settings > Options > General and try turning off "Enhanced keyboard" if it's enabled.– jamesdlinCommented Mar 1, 2022 at 6:33
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@john thank this worked for me. harrymc I was not prompted to install VMWare tools as normally happens when I create a VM and use an .ISO image. This time I used a vmware image and was not prompted to install VMWare tools– SparkyCommented Apr 9, 2022 at 21:18
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@jamesdlin Workstation, only with kali, the enhanced keyboard option was off– Pragya MittalCommented Aug 6, 2022 at 13:57
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Pragya,
I experienced the same issue. Are you able to send keyboard commands to the VM during boot? If so--try the following:
- Reboot the VM
- Select Advanced Boot Options
- Boot the VM in recovery mode
In recovery mode, I was able to login with the default credentials and run the commands John recommended. I then rebooted the system and was able to login normally.
I hope this helps!
I faced this issue as well. The options mentioned before did not work for me (recovery mode, apt clean stuff, enhanced keyboard off), but this worked:
- Boot in recovery mode
sudo apt reinstall open-vm-tools
