How To install Kali Linux (nethunter) On Android via proot-distro and install Kali Linux Xfce Desktop On Android

What is kali linux

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security

Prerequisite :

Termux

Installation :

The First thing we have to do is to make sure our repositories are up to date, to do that type the command

pkg update

it is essential to install proot-distro and wget as we will be installing Kali Linux on proot-distro for easy installation.

pkg install wget proot-distro

After that we need to add Kali linux rootfs profile to proot-distro list, to do that follow the guidelines below

nano $PREFIX/etc/proot-distro/kali.sh

paste the following code in it

# This is a default distribution plug-in.

# Do not modify this file as your changes will be overwritten on next update.

# If you want customize installation, please make a copy.

DISTRO_NAME=”Kali Linux (nethunter)”

TARBALL_URL[‘aarch64’]=”https://kali.download/nethunter-images/current/rootfs/kalifs-arm64-minimal.tar.xz”

TARBALL_SHA256[‘aarch64’]=”7e17a35e1528a5efc12bf1bbad00a764d38a5724e2b08a226849c594a3b3f029″

TARBALL_URL[‘arm’]=”https://kali.download/nethunter-images/current/rootfs/kalifs-armhf-minimal.tar.xz”

TARBALL_SHA256[‘arm’]=”62f07cd260cd31e9a84c25a331f3db0278d9ccdeb648522b69382946acdd8581″

TARBALL_URL[‘i686’]=”https://kali.download/nethunter-images/current/rootfs/kalifs-i386-minimal.tar.xz”

TARBALL_SHA256[‘i686’]=”e83cd8f57d6128efd64e88b191a1653ff315fffd78c05d536d2b6f63b2e6d49d”

TARBALL_URL[‘x86_64’]=”https://kali.download/nethunter-images/current/rootfs/kalifs-amd64-minimal.tar.xz”

TARBALL_SHA256[‘x86_64’]=”096290b7229ab81f1ac3b35324a7109dc19f1e2f5bf6aab1ff8254ebc95463ea”

Save with Ctrl+o and exit with Ctrl+x

The next thing we’re going to do is install kali linux, to do that type or copy and paste the command:

proot-distro install kali

After this, you can now successfully login to your Kali Linux with the command:

proot-distro login kali

By default, after installation, Kali Linux on android rootless phone doesn’t support upgrade, and that is because of postgresql as it blocks the upgrade command from working on Kali, to fix this all we have to do is delete the postgresql file, we can delete the postgresql file with this command

rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql* && dpkg –configure -a

This should fix the error and you can continue with using your Kali as usual

Now, you can update and upgrade kali repository with the command

apt update && apt upgrade

And now you can proceed to using Kali Linux as usual.

Now Install Kali Linux Xfce Desktop On Android :

Prerequisites:

Termux

Vnc viewer

How To install Kali Xfce Desktop

Login to your terminal with the command proot-distro login kali as shown in the previous article, then upgrade your terminal with the command

sudo apt full-upgrade

After that, the next thing we’re going to do is install udisks2, you can install udisks2 with the command

sudo apt install udisks2

Now we remove the default udisks2 file and configure a new one, you can do that with the commands below.

Removing

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/udisks2.postinst

configuration

echo “” >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/udisks2.postinst

Now you configure the dpkg file and hold udisks2, you can do that with the commands below.

Configuring dpkg

sudo dpkg –configure -a

Holding udisks2

apt-mark hold udisks2

Now we install xfce

After finishing up with all of the procedures above, then Xfce Desktop is now safe for installation, to install xfce you can use the command:

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin

The command above is going to install xfce, after that we’re going to install other utilities like dbus launcher, qterminal, Firefox e.t.c you can simply use the command below to install all utilities at once:

sudo apt install qterminal dbus-x11 firefox-esr tigervnc-standalone-server kali-themes

Now you can launch vncserver by using the command:

vncserver -geometry 1600×720 -xstartup /usr/bin/xfce-session

NOTE: geometry size depends on the resolution of your phone

And you can always kill vncserver with the command vncserver -kill :1 (always remember to close vncserver before exiting termux)

That is going to be all for this tutorial, if you have any questions to ask me regarding this article, you can let me know in the comments section below, hope to hear from you soon. Stay safe