


If you installed Sana on an SD Card like I did, you will experience problems with idle lid suspend while running crouton. We're Done!Ĭongratulations, you now have Kali Sana running on your Chromebook! Keep reading for a couple of tips that may smooth out your experience.
Chrome imageburner sd card install#
You can now install Kali Metapackages and any other software you may need. The chrome extension should automatically connect, and you should have your OS open in a nice window! If the window is black at first, wait a bit and try re-sizing it a couple of times. It will be in /PATH-TO-REMOVABLE-MEDIA/bin/.

If you installed to an SD Card you will need to type the full path of the file. Now that Sana is installed, you can enter it by typing sudo sh startkde -n sana. This process may take quite some time, so get a snack and feel free to browse the web while you wait. Also make sure to format the SD Card to ext4 prior to installation.Īfter executing the command, follow the on screen instructions to install Kali. Using the -e and -k flags greatly increases the security of the installation. Many Chromebooks only have 16GB of storage which is not enough for a fully decked out Kali installation. I installed Sana on an SD card to take advantage of the larger storage capacity available. p /PATH-TO-REMOVABLE-MEDIA/ installs Kali Sana on a removable device. k /PATH-TO-STORE-KEYFILE/KEYFILE-NAME require keyfile to start (best when combined with -e) Sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r sana -t extension,xiwi,kde Now type shell and hit enter to get a chronos shell. It greatly improves crouton functionality with features like clipboard sharing and the Linux OS running in a window. Install the crouton extension from the Chrome Webstore. Make sure the crouton file is in your downloads folder. Go to the crouton GitHub page and download the crouton file:
Chrome imageburner sd card how to#
There are plenty of guides on how to do this online so I'm just going to link to a good one: Step 2: Download Crouton To do this we will use crouton, an excellent project that you can find on GitHub: Step 1: Put Your Chromebook into Developer Mode With a little bit of tinkering you can get Kali set up on your Chromebook and start hacking away. They're extremely light and are nice and cheap! The Toshiba Chromebook 2 which I use retails for around 300$. Inspired by the great Jailbroken iDevice and Rooted Android PenTesting tutorials I decided to share how I use my Toshiba Chromebook 2 with Kali Sana.Ĭhromebooks have a couple of benefits over traditional laptops. This is my first how-to for this site so feel free to let me know if I can somehow improve!
