AWUS036AC (rtl8812au) driver setup in Kali Linux

Note: This guide was written for Kali Linux 2019.4. The core dkms build method still works on current Kali, but package names and kernel headers may differ slightly on newer releases. I am planning a number of articles which focus on using aircrack-ng and hashcast to recover WPA wireless security passwords. However to get into that you need to have a specific wireless device which supports monitor mode and packet injection. I decided on the Alfa AWUS036AC, but some work was required to get the drivers installed. ...

December 3, 2019 · 3 min · Tom

Clipboard and Shared Folders on Kali Linux with VirtualBox

I spent more time that care to admit trying to setup a shared folder between my windows host and Kali VirtualBox VM. So hopefully the Google algos pick this one up and save you the time trying to find the right packages to fix this a clipboard sync. apt-get update apt-get install -y virtualbox-guest-x11 Go for a quick reboot once the above commands are complete and you should have clipboard sync (text) and shared folders should mount successfully. ...

November 21, 2019 · 1 min · Tom