- Raspberry pi and kali linux
- Kali on Raspberry Pi2 v1.2 — User Instructions
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 — Tips
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 — Image Customization
- Raspberry pi and kali linux
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — User Instructions
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — Tips
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — Image Customization
- Raspberry pi and kali linux
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 1 — User Instructions
- Kali on the Raspberry Pi 1 — Tips
- Kali on Raspberry Pi 1 — Image Customization
Raspberry pi and kali linux
The Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 has Raspberry Pi 2 Model B V1.2 printed on the PCB above the CPU. If your Raspberry Pi 2 does NOT have this, you should follow the Raspberry Pi 2 documentation
The Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 is a quad core 900MHz, with 1GB of RAM. Kali Linux fits on an external microSD card.
By default, the Kali Linux Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 image contains the kali-linux-default metapackage similar to most other platforms. If you wish to install extra tools please refer to our metapackages page.
The Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 has a 64-bit processor and can run 64-bit images. This is the only revision of the Raspberry Pi 2 that can do so.
Because it can run 64-bit images, you can choose either Kali Linux RaspberryPi 2, 3, 4 and 400 (img.xz) or Kali Linux RaspberryPi 2 (v1.2), 3, 4 and 400 (64-Bit) (img.xz) as the image to run, the latter being 64-bit.
We recommend using the 32-bit image on Raspberry Pi devices as that gets far more testing, and a lot of documentation out there expects you to be running RaspberryPi OS which is 32-bit.
The Raspberry Pi images use Re4son’s kernel, which includes the drivers for external Wi-Fi cards, TFT displays, and the nexmon firmware for the built-in wireless card on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4. You will not need to download it and install it, and doing so will likely be a downgrade over the current installed kernel.
Kali on Raspberry Pi2 v1.2 — User Instructions
If you’re unfamiliar with the details of downloading and validating a Kali Linux image, or for using that image to create a bootable device, it’s strongly recommended that you refer to the more detailed procedures described in the specific articles on those subjects.
To install a pre-built image of the standard build of Kali Linux on your Raspberry Pi 2, follow these instructions:
- Get a fast microSD card with at least 16GB capacity. Class 10 cards are highly recommended.
- Download and validate our preferred Kali Raspberry Pi 2 image from the downloads area. The process for validating an image is described in more detail on Downloading Kali Linux.
- Use the dd utility to image this file to your microSD card (same process as making a Kali USB.
In our example, we assume the storage device is located at /dev/sdb . Do not simply copy these value, change this to the correct drive path.
This process will wipe out your microSD card. If you choose the wrong storage device, you may wipe out your computers hard disk.
This process can take a while, depending on your PC, your microSD card’s speed, and the size of the Kali Linux image.
Once the dd operation is complete, boot up the Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 with the microSD card plugged in.
Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 — Tips
If you are on the 5.10 kernel, you can use mt76 chipset USB Wi-Fi devices, but they require creating a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d with the following contents:
Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 — Image Customization
If you want to customize the Kali Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 image, including changes to the packages being installed, changing the desktop environment, increasing or decreasing the image file size or generally being adventurous, check out the Kali-ARM Build-Scripts repository on GitLab, and follow the README.md file’s instructions. The script to use is raspberry-pi.sh (32-bit) or raspberry-pi-64-bit.sh (64-bit).
Updated on: 2023-May-30
Author: steev
Raspberry pi and kali linux
If your Raspberry Pi 2 has Raspberry Pi 2 Model B V1.2 printed on the PCB above the CPU, we suggest to follow the Raspberry Pi 2 v1.2 documentation. However if it says Raspberry Pi 2 Model B V1.1 , keep reading
By default, the Kali Linux Raspberry Pi 2 image contains the kali-linux-default metapackage similar to most other platforms. If you wish to install extra tools please refer to our metapackages page.
The Raspberry Pi images use Re4son’s kernel, which includes the drivers for external Wi-Fi cards, TFT displays, and the nexmon firmware for the built-in wireless card on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4. You will not need to download it and install it, and doing so will likely be a downgrade over the current installed kernel.
Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — User Instructions
If you’re unfamiliar with the details of downloading and validating a Kali Linux image, or for using that image to create a bootable device, it’s strongly recommended that you refer to the more detailed procedures described in the specific articles on those subjects.
To install a pre-built image of the standard build of Kali Linux on your Raspberry Pi 2, follow these instructions:
- Get a fast microSD card with at least 16GB capacity. Class 10 cards are highly recommended.
- Download and validate the Kali RaspberryPi 2, 3, 4 and 400 (img.xz) image from the downloads area. The process for validating an image is described in more detail on Downloading Kali Linux.
- Use the dd utility to image this file to your microSD card (same process as making a Kali USB.
In our example, we assume the storage device is located at /dev/sdb . Do not simply copy these value, change this to the correct drive path.
This process will wipe out your microSD card. If you choose the wrong storage device, you may wipe out your computers hard disk.
This process can take a while, depending on your PC, your microSD’s speed, and the size of the Kali Linux image.
Once the dd operation is complete, boot up the Raspberry Pi 2 with the microSD plugged in.
Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — Tips
If you are on the 5.10 kernel, you can use mt76 chipset USB Wi-Fi devices, but they require creating a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d with the following contents:
Kali on Raspberry Pi 2 — Image Customization
If you want to customize the Kali Raspberry Pi 2 image, including changes to the packages being installed, changing the desktop environment, increasing or decreasing the image file size or generally being adventurous, check out the Kali-ARM Build-Scripts repository on GitLab, and follow the README.md file’s instructions. The script to use is raspberry-pi.sh .
Updated on: 2023-May-30
Author: steev
Raspberry pi and kali linux
The early revisions of Raspberry Pi 1 (Original) boards have a full-size SD card slot, however later board revisions moved to a microSD card slot. We document using the full-size SD card, but the process is the same for microSD card.
The Raspberry Pi 1 is a low-cost, credit-card-sized ARM computer. Despite being a being less powerful than a “standard” laptop or desktop PC, its affordability makes it an excellent option for a tiny Linux system. The Raspberry Pi 1 provides a full-size SD card slot for mass storage and will attempt to boot off that device when the board is powered on.
By default, the Kali Linux Raspberry Pi 1 image contains the kali-linux-default metapackage similar to most other platforms. If you wish to install extra tools please refer to our metapackages page.
The Raspberry Pi 1 images use Re4son’s kernel, which includes the drivers for external Wi-Fi cards, TFT displays, and the nexmon firmware for the built-in wireless card on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4. You will not need to download it and install it, and doing so will likely be a downgrade over the current installed kernel.
Kali on Raspberry Pi 1 — User Instructions
If you’re unfamiliar with the details of downloading and validating a Kali Linux image, or for using that image to create a bootable device, it’s strongly recommended that you refer to the more detailed procedures described in the specific articles on those subjects.
To install a pre-built image of the standard build of Kali Linux on your Raspberry Pi, the general process goes as follows:
- Get a fast full-size SD card with at least 16GB capacity. Class 10 cards are highly recommended.
- Download and validate the Kali Linux Raspberry Pi 1 image from the downloads area. The process for validating an image is described in more detail on Downloading Kali Linux.
- Use the dd utility to image this file to your full-size SD card (same process as making a Kali USB.
In our example, we assume the storage device is located at /dev/sdb . Do not simply copy these value, change this to the correct drive path.
This process will wipe out your full-size SD card. If you choose the wrong storage device, you may wipe out your computers hard disk.
This process can take a while, depending on your PC, your full-size SD card’s speed, and the size of the Kali Linux image.
Once the dd operation is complete, boot up the Raspberry Pi 1 with the full-size SD card plugged in.
Kali on the Raspberry Pi 1 — Tips
There is no wireless on the Raspberry Pi, so you will need to use an external device for wireless.
Kali on Raspberry Pi 1 — Image Customization
If you want to customize the Kali Raspberry Pi 1 image, including changes to the packages being installed, changing the desktop environment, increasing or decreasing the image file size or generally being adventurous, check out the Kali-ARM Build-Scripts repository on GitLab, and follow the README.md file’s instructions. The script to use is raspberry-pi1.sh .
Updated on: 2023-May-30
Author: steev