Installing Kali Linux on portable storage media for 
live DFIR

As mentioned previously, Kali Linux can be installed on a variety of platforms and can be installed either as a standalone OS or as a VM. We’ll first look at creating a bootable Kali Linux flash drive using the Kali Installer ISO file we downloaded. If you did not download ISO files, you can do so now by clicking on the links and following the instructions in the previous section.

This .iso file, or image file as it is sometimes called, can be used with Rufus 3.20 to create bootable drives from which to install Kali Linux onto a PC or laptop. It can also be installed and used within VirtualBox as a VM, which we will get into using the Kali Everything ISO file later in this chapter. Let’s first look at how to create a bootable flash drive using the Kali Linux Installer ISO and then learn how to install Kali as a standalone OS.

Creating a bootable flash drive or SD card with Kali Linux can be very...