My Experience on This Lab
In this lab, I set up a Kali Linux virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox. This was my first step in preparing an environment that I will continue using for the rest of the course. The process gave me a better understanding of how virtualization works and why it is important for cybersecurity training.
Key Concepts I Learned
I learned how to install an operating system in a VM and allocate resources such as memory and CPU cores. I also practiced some basic Linux terminal commands:
echo "your_name"– outputs text to the screen.date– displays the current system date and time.ls– lists the files and directories in the current location.pwd– shows the present working directory.
Challenges Faced
One challenge I encountered was configuring the VM settings to run smoothly on my MacBook. Allocating enough memory and CPU resources was important for good performance.