Docker On Kali

Install Docker on Kali

• See here and here for more information
• Install dependencies using $ sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
• Add Docker’s official GPG key:

  $ sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
  $ sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
  $ sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
  

• Setup the repository using (debian 12 codename is bookworm):

  echo \
    "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable" | \
    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
  

• Update APT using $ sudo apt-get update
• Install Docker Engine using $ sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
• Enable permissions for your user (requires logout or reboot): # usermod -aG docker <USERNAME>
• Create virtual disk for Docker as outlined here
• Customize storage management for Docker as outlined here
• Enable the Docker daemon using $ sudo systemctl enable docker
• Test Docker was installed correctly: $ docker run hello-world
• Shut the VM down, snapshot your VM, and name it "Docker install"

Docker usage specifics for Kali

• Create a default Kali container
  • Pull a default docker container for Kali using $ docker pull kalilinux/kali-last-release:latest or $ docker pull kalilinux/kali-last-release:2022.4