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Kali NetHunter Lite is a lightweight version of the Kali NetHunter penetration testing platform for Android devices. It is designed for devices with low hardware specifications and limited resources, such as smartphones with low memory and storage capacity.
Here, in this video, we will be going to install Kali Nethunter lite on a non-listed device. Remember, your Android device must be rooted with the help of the Magisk manager .
Kali NetHunter Lite can be installed on any compatible Android device, as long as the device is rooted. It is not available on the Google Play Store, so you will need to download the NetHunter Lite image file from the Kali Linux website and install it on your device manually.
Note: To install Kali NetHunter Lite on an Android Device, your Device must be rooted with Magisk Manager.
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Single or multiple boot Kali, giving you complete control over the hardware access (perfect for in-built Wi-Fi and GPU), enabling the best performance. Range of hardware from the leave-behind devices end to high-end modern servers System architecture limits certain packages Not always customized kernel Works on relatively inexpensive & low powered Single Board Computers (SBCs) as well as modern ARM based laptops, which combine high speed with long battery life.
Here, In this article, I am going to install Kali NetHunter lite on a Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015) non-listed Android Device.
According to the Specifications, Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015) is a 32-bit of Architecture. Since the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015) has low space, so I have to download the nano version.
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Follow the below Article to root your Android Device:
Rooting unlocked bootloaders on a Samsung device
In this section, we will discuss how to root an unlocked Samsung galaxy J7 (2015) which uses Samsung's customized version of Android OS, we will also see what the differences between Stock Recovery and Custom Recovery are, and finally, we will install a Custom ROM on our Samsung J7 device.
I recommend you all install Kali NetHunter Lite on LineageOS. Because LineageOS is customizable and the most important part is, "After a successful flash, you can showcase Kali Boot Animation ".
Flashing the Custom ROM to the phone
Home Android Hacking Flashing the Custom ROM to the phone In this article, we will look at the installation steps involved in installing a pretty popular Custom ROM called LineageOS (This keeps updating with the original Google Android version): Before we proceed further, make sure your phone bootloader is already unlocked.
Install Kali NetHunter Lite on LineageOS
Follow the below steps to install Kali NetHunter Lite on Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015) on LineageOS:
1. Launch the Magisk Manager app.
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2. Tap on Module Tap.
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3. Choose the "NetHunter Generic ARMhf kalifs-full" zip file from Storage, which we have downloaded from the Kali Linux official site.
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4. So that it will automatically flash NetHunter Lite custom ROM.
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5. This process may take 25 minutes or more. Once the custom ROM flashes, reboot your device.
6. Once boot up, you will find 4 newly installed applications.
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7. Launch NetHunter Application.
- Allow all permission for NetHunter application and also grant root privilege.
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8. NetHunter Lite successfully booted up, but " Kali Chroot manager " is not up and running, so we have to install Kali Chroot.
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9. Tap on Kali Chroot Manager, and then click "Install Kali Chroot".
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11. Click on " Start Kali Choot ", to start to chroot environment.
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12. Once installation is successful, you will find out NetHunter Lite is up and running.
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When the Kali Chroot Manager is running, you can use it to manage the Kali Linux Chroot environment on your Android device. This includes installing and removing tools, configuring settings, and accessing the command-line interface (CLI) version of Kali Linux.
These are the complete process to install and set up Kali NetHunter Lite on a non-listed device.
Install Kali NetHunter Lite without LineageOS support
If your device does not have lineageOS support, you can follow a similar process to install it.
Sometimes, After a successful flash, if you do not find the NetHunter applications, then you will have to flash the
Kali Nethunter Lite
from
TWRP recovery software.
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Follow the below steps to install Kali NetHunter lite on any Android device:
1. Firstly,
switch off
your Mobile, and switch to the
TWRP recovery
mode
by pressing the
Power button,
volume up, and
Home button
simultaneously.
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2. Here, click on Install and tap on the downloaded Kali NetHunter zip file.
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It will automatically flash the software and install the required packages.
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3. On successful flash, reboot the system. Now, launch the Kali NetHunter lite Application from the Application Menu.
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4. Allow all Permission and, Grant superuser privileges.
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5. Once Superuser privilege is granted, the Kali NetHunter lite app automatically detects installation files. Kali NetHunter lite successfully boots up, but Kali Chroot's manager is not up and running.
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6. To set up Kali Chroot, Tap on the " Kali Chroot Manager ".
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7. If you face this error, we will have to install Kali Chroot manually. Firstly, extract the zip file and copy the " tar.xz " file to the home (Device Storage) directory.
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8. Go back to the Kali NetHunter Application and Tap on " Install Kali Chroot → Restore from Local Storage (.tar.gz, .tar.xz), and set the path of the file.
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9. This installation process takes time, based on System performance.
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10. Chroot Manager was successfully installed, but various file systems are not yet mounted. So we have to start Kali Chroot, to start Kali Chroot environment.
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11. Tap on Start Kali Chroot to the chroot environment.
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12. Kali Chroot manager is up and running.
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When the Kali Chroot Manager is running, you can use it to manage the Kali Linux Chroot environment on your Android device. This includes installing and removing tools, configuring settings, and accessing the command-line interface (CLI) version of Kali Linux.
