Kali Linux on UTM

• Choose Apple Virtualization Framework while creating VM
• Choose Networking mode as Bridged (Advanced)
• Display
  • Turn off Dynamic Resolution and HiDPI mode
• Sharing Folder: ~/Documents/UTM/share
• Disk Size:
  • Default 64 GB
  • Used 14 GB by System
  • Maybe ~30 GB can be better
• Delete ISO Disk
• Run the following command to fix keyboard mouse copy paste

sudo apt install -y spice-vdagent qemu-guest-agent

• Kali Config
  • Display Resolution: 1440x900
  • Mouse: Change scroll direction of spice vdagent tablet
• Mounting Folder
  • VirtioFS is a shared file system natively used by Apple Virtualization Framework
  • UTM defaults the tag name as share

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/virtio_share
sudo mkdir -p /media/MacShare
 
sudo mount -t virtiofs -o dax=never share /mnt/virtio_share
sudo mount --bind /mnt/virtio_share/share /media/MacShare

• Make mounting automatic

sudo nano /etc/fstab
# add the following at the end of the file
share    /mnt/virtio_share    virtiofs    defaults,dax=never,nofail    0    0
/mnt/virtio_share/share    /media/MacShare    none    bind,nofail    0    0
 
# check if mounting works
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo mount -a

Extra troubleshoot

• Add a serial device from settings to show a separate terminal
• Run following command to fix network

sudo dhcpcd eth0

Kali Logo

/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/emblems/emblem-kali.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/emblems/emblem-kali.svg