How to install Kali Linux on an M1 Mac for free

Installing Kali on your ARM processor Mac and scanning your home network for vulnerabilities

Keith Myers
Mac O’Clock
Published in
6 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Introduction

I recently decided to audit my home network and wanted to check for any vulnerabilities. Rather than install anything on my Mac, I thought it would be easier to just run Kali as a VM and run some scans from there. After a little research I figured I could get Kali working on UTM and after working on the configuration, I found that it runs really well.

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Keith Myers
Mac O’Clock

British Tech guy living in LA. Tech, Crypto and security evangelist, occasional nerd and fitness freak. I also sometimes write about tech for parents.