Kali Linux
Kali Linux | Kali Linux 2020.3Linux/Unix, Other 2020.3 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
No t3 instance support
Cheaper and more performant t3 instances with gp3 disk types don't appear to be supported due to lack of driver support.
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update are good
update are good with new feature apt get update and apt get upgrade is good and working fine. I suggest to use ssh to connect .
Just use apt-get
Just enter:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kali-linux-default -y
It's not hard. Don't give kali a bad review because you are incapable of doing simple tasks.
Quick and useful
Just need to install few packages that you need, and everything is fine.
You can check packages here (as it seems not so many people understand it..): https://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-metapackages/
I've lost faith in humanity
Honestly if you're launching this and aren't able to find the tooling metapackages I despair, but before you leave another 1 start review like the masses below, use one of the following:
apt-get install kali-linux-default
apt-get install kali-linux-large
apt-get install kali-linux-everything
This is nothing the below users couldn't have googled themselves. Please be better.
If you cant update the tools, this probably isnt the distro for you
It's amazing how this has such a low rating by people who cant read directions. Yes, this is installed bare-bones. Why? Because they don't know what size of server you are going to be running it on, so they don't know what tools to install.
If you cant figure out how to install the basic packages:https://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-metapackages/ you probably shouldn't be trying to spin up kali in the cloud. Stick to a persistent USB, or VM.
Anyway, here's the Tl;DR:
apt-get update && apt-cache search kali-linux
apt-get install kali-linux-default
AWS Kali does not come with any pen test tool
I had try to run nmap , burpsuite and metasploit but could not manage to execute any penetration testing tools. Is this a blank Kali image which does not pre-install with any tools. Disappointed with this AMI Kali, hopefully AWS could provide us with some advice.
Need to install tools manually
Barebones AMI and you'll need to install everything manually or just use of the metapackages. You should be able to get the default packages Kali normally comes with with the command
$ sudo apt -y install kali-linux-default
This makes sense since not all default packages such as desktop environments and wireless tools need to be included for a cloud-based AMI. The documentation explaining the process could be improved though.
Complete list of the metapackages can be found here:
https://www.kali.org/news/major-metapackage-makeover/
Just install kali-linux-default and you get your tools
There is no GUI. You need to set up VNC or some other remote access setup if you want that. A lot of comments complain about nmap, other tools not being installed... The Kali Linux installer runs sudo apt install kali-linux-default by default, but you can do that with this AMI and get everything you want. It's an AMI, a base image. It expects you to install what you need, like any other AMI. It does what it needs to do.
It seems to flag behind Kali Linux releases, however. Kali Linux 2020.3 has been released for about a week and this AMI has not yet been updated. But 5 days isn't so long, I imagine it will be updated soon.
no tools
This strange version of kali on aws doesnt come witha any penetrating tools.
I suppose they will fix this beacuse its really annoying