Eventually Kali becomes a bit bloated and needs to be reimaged to continue functioning properly. This repo helps document my setup steps and hosts some of my more commonly used scripts and files.

1. Update/Upgrade:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade

2. Enable RDP and SSH:

# RDP
sudo apt install -y xrdp
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl start xrdp

# SSH
sudo systemctl enable ssh
sudo systemctl start ssh

3. GitHub Setup:

# Clone this repo:
git clone https://github.com/Oofles/kali-build.git

# Optional: Authenticate to GitHub:
sudo apt install -y gh
gh auth login
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

4. Install additional packages:

sudo apt install -y gobuster seclists

5. Firefox extensions:

   a. HackTools: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hacktools/ b. FoxyProxy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxyproxy-standard/

6. Configure FoxyProxy (Settings):

• Title: Burp
• Proxy Type: HTTP
• Proxy IP: 127.0.0.1
• Port: 8080

Barebones install - can ping out, but not resolve hostnames

• If the NIC drivers aren't installed properly or there's an issue during build, the resolv.conf file may be misconfigured

sudo -i
rm -rf /etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf
exit

After reboot (or network service restart), DHCP may pick up and modify the resolv.conf to the desired DNS servers.