How to Easily Burn Kali Linux to DVD

How to Easily Burn Kali Linux to DVD

This post provides exhaustive information on how to easily and quickly burn Kali Linux to DVD so you can have it saved in a portable medium.

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is Debian-derived Linux software designed for digital and penetration testing.

This software is maintained and funded for and by offensive security which also serves as the chief developer of the software.

It was initially released on March 13, 2013 with the latest release being on the 12th of May, 2020.

Kali Linux embodies over 600 preinstalled penetration testing programs which include Burb Suite, OWASP ZAP web application security scanners, Aircrack-ng, John the Ripper (being a password cracker), Armitage, Nmap, and Wireshark.

This software was developed by Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security by rewriting BackTrack, which was their previous information security testing Linux distribution, which is based on Knoppix.

The original purpose of this software is to help out in Kernel auditing, from which it got the name Kernel Auditing Linux (KALI).

These two developers were later joined by another develper called Raphael Hertzog in the capacity of a Debian expert.

Kali Linux needs some requirements that must be on ground before it can work perfectly on the computer and they include:

Kali Linux Requirements

• Minimum of 3.6GB hard disk space for installation and total package, depending on the version.
• Minimum of 257MB of RAM for easy running and execution of the program during use.
• Quality bootable CD, DVD drive, or a USB disk.

Those are the minimum requirements that should be in place before you can think of using this software.

This is because of the tools contained in this great software, which include:

• Volatility
• Foremost
• Reverse engineering tools
• Hydra
• Zenmap
• Wifite
• Wireshark
• Sqlmap
• Social engineering tools
• OWASP ZAP
• Nmap
• Metasploit framework
• Maltego
• Kismet
• John the Ripper
• Hashcat
• Ettercap
• Cisco Global Exploiter
• Burp Suite
• Armitage
• Aircrack-ng.

There are other similar software that can serve as alternatives to Kali Linux.

Some of them are:

• Backbox
• Parrot Security
• BlackArch
• Bugtraq
• Deft Linux
• Samurai Web Testing Framework
• Pentoo Linux
• Caine
• Network Security Toolkit
• Fedora Security Spin
• ArchStrike
• Sabayon Linux
• Mageia
• Kanotix.

The software above could work on different operating systems, so check up for the platforms they support and make your choice if you are not really comfortable using KALI Linux.

The above are some of the things you need to know about KALI Linux and the alternatives you can use in its place.

So, the choice of which to use is yours to make depending on the kind of job you have at hand to do.

But this tutorial is going to focus on how you can burn KALI Linux to DVD.

However, before we proceed we will have to consider things that should be in place before you can delve into the burning process proper.

Tools Needed to Burn Kali Linux to DVD

The first is a good computer.

You will be doing the burning on a PC and remember that this software works perfectly when you have the minimum requirements stated above.

So, ensure that the system you want to use has the minimum requirements because even the burning software you will use might need similar requirements.

The second you need is a burning software tool.

You might have one in your PC, but that may not do a perfect job.

So, we will be using a third party software tool of choice to conduct this tutorial for a smooth and efficient burning job.

The third thing you need to put in place is a good Multi DVD drive.

You might have it in your PC, but if it is not good enough, then you may consider acquiring a new one that can do the job effectively.

Then you need a good DVD to work with.

Format it and ensure that it is devoid of any form of defect.

This is because, it could affect the performance of the burning job and that is one thing you do not need in this process.

Steps to Burn Kali Linux to DVD

Here are the steps you need to take to burn Kali Linux to DVD:

1. Launch Wondershare Uniconverter

Download, install, and double-click on your Wondershare Uniconverter software from your desktop to launch it.

After launching the program, click on the Burner tab from the user interface.

Next, load the files you want to convert to ISO.

2. Customize the ISO files

Once you have added the Kali files, select the ISO file option at the Burn video to: tab at the top-right side of the screen.

This is a software tool so you may not have customizations to make. So jump to the next step.

3. Convert the Kali file to ISO

Simply click on the burn button to convert to ISO format. Once you click this button, the program will create a slice.

The program will burn faster or slower depending on the file size but will not take much time.

4. Load the Kali ISO file

Remember that the file is now in ISO format, so it is more like an image file now.

So, go back to the home display of the software and start a new project.

On the home screen, select the DVD Burner from the navigation pane located at the left side of the interface.

To load the Kali ISO file, click on Load ISO Files from the menu. Find the file from wherever you stored it and select it.

5. Configure your DVD settings

Here you can give the DVD a name in the DVD Label field present under the DVD icon from the right panel.

There are some other configurations you can do, though they are not compulsory because this is not a video file.

6. Insert the DVD and burn

Insert the DVD you want to burn to and select it from the output directory on the interface before you proceed to burning.

So to burn, click Burn from the bottom-right side of the window to burn your Kali ISO file to the inserted DVD.

Conclusion

Note that in most cases, to burn a software tool to a DVD or any other optical disc, you may need to convert it to ISO, and that is what we did with Kali Linux.

After the conversion to ISO, we then burn to DVD. That is all there is to burning Kali Linux to DVD.