

I will cover how I set it up, this is just a reference for you. While it is possible to do the same thing on docker this task seems better suited for an LXC container. By comparison we want our Kali LXC container to contain Kali linux, any packages we install or update, and anything we are working on. Docker containers in general are designed to virtualize single applications, the containers are small containing only the necessary components to serve up a specific application. Short answer: LXC containers are better for virtualizing systems. You don't get any updates when you use that image. This image is not tracking kali-rolling but kali-last-snapshot which contains a snapshot of the kali-rolling repository at the time of the last official release (eg. After switching from running Windows 10 to Pop_OS! 20.04 I decided it would be a great time to explore some of the alternative methods of getting kali linux on your system such as using docker or using an LXC container. Kali Linux Docker Image (Last Release) If you are un-sure, please use kali-rolling Docker image instead. Whenever there was an assignment that I needed to do or a network attack that I needed to simulate I would open vmware and start my kali VM. Kali Linux is the go-to linux distribution for penetration testing and CTF challenges.
