kali-lxd

Kali Linux on a LXD container

These instructions were tested with LXD version 4.7.

Host Prep.

Create the GUI profile:
- Download lxd-gui.profile found in this repo.
- Run:
  - $ lxc profile create x11
  - $ cat lxd-gui.profile | lxc profile edit x11
- Note: This profile is based on information published on Simos's Blog.
Create the container:
- $ lxc launch -p default -p x11 images:kali/current/amd64 kali
Switch into the container:
- $ lxc exec kali -- /bin/bash
Inside the container:
- Update the system
  - # apt update; apt upgrade
- Install basic system
  - # apt install kali-linux-core apt-utils
- Create user and configure.
  - # adduser kali
  - # usermod -aG sudo kali
  - # sed -i '1 i\TERM=xterm-256color' /home/kali/.bashrc
  - # echo "export DISPLAY=:0" >> /home/kali/.bashrc
  - # sh -c "echo 'Set disable_coredump false' > /etc/sudo.conf"