The image is huge (more than 9GB), as it contains nearly all of Kali’s tools already.

This image is meant for offline scenarios, when you want to use Kali Linux in a place that has no network connectivity.

You are able to install Kali Linux in its default configuration from this image but you will not be able to choose between desktop environments or to specify additional (meta)packages to install. This image is for running Kali Linux without installing it first so it is perfect for running off a USB drive (or a CD/DVD). This image cannot be used to boot a live system (such as directly running Kali from a USB). Only use this image if you have reasons not to use the standard installer image above. They will all be downloaded during installation, so as a result this requires a network connection which will slow down the installation time. This image is very small because it does not contain a local copy of (meta)packages to install. This image can be used if you want the latest package every time you install Kali Linux or the standard installer image is too big to download. It contains a local copy of the (meta)packages listed (top10, default & large) so it can be used for complete offline installations without the need of a network connection. This is the recommended image to install Kali Linux. If you don’t know it, you’re best to research how to find out (As a rule of thumb, if your machine’s newer than 2005 you should be okay with amd64/圆4/64-bit) Installer You will need to check your system architecture to know whether to get 32-bit or 64-bit. Additionally, there is an Everything flavor of the Installer and Live images, for 64-bit architectures only. The Kali Linux download page offers different image types ( Installer, NetInstaller and Live) for download, each available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Which desktop environment and software collection to choose during installation.

In this section, we will describe the process of installing Kali Linux on 32-bit and 64-bit hardware using the images published on the Kali Linux download page.

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