Kali quickstart

Update

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y

Installation

• Download the "bare metal" primary ISO
• Push the ISO to proxmox
• Create a VM with it
• Update sshd to only allow one user through with a proper key auth

# MDM
AllowTcpForwarding yes
PasswordAuthentication no
KbdInteractiveAuthentication no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
UsePAM no
AllowUsers #just_my_user#

• Enable and start the ssh service

sudo systemctl enable ssh.service
sudo systemctl start ssh.service

Configuration

• Edit the .zshrc file to add a banner, bump up the history size, etc.

emacs ~/.zshrc

• Update the terminal color to my fave

Terminal > File > Preferences > Color scheme > SolarizedLight

• Disable "display power management" to prevent screen locking

Kali menu > Settings > Power Management > Display > Display power management > Toggle OFF