Hi,
I am trying to install kali-linux-2022.4-installer-amd64.iso (
https://www.kali.org/downloads/) using KVM virt-install tool
#virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img
--file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0
--os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none
--location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2022.4-installer-amd64.iso
--extra-args="console=ttyS0
Starting install...
Retrieving file .treeinfo...
| 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file content...
| 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info...
| 104 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info...
| 104 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info...
| 104 B 00:00:00
ERROR Could not find an installable distribution at
'/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2022.4-installer-amd64.iso': The URL could
not be accessed, maybe you mistyped?
The location must be the root directory of an install tree.
See virt-install man page for various distro examples.
Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.
If it was, you can restart your domain by running:
virsh --connect qemu:///system start kalilinux
otherwise, please restart y
#virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img
--file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0
--os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none
--cdrom=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2022.4-installer-amd64.iso
--extra-args="console=ttyS0"
ERROR --extra-args only work if specified with --location. See the man
page for examples of using --location with CDROM media
# osinfo-query os | grep -i debian
debian1.1 | Debian GNU/Linux 1.1
| 1.1 |
http://debian.org/debian/1.1
debian1.2 | Debian GNU/Linux 1.2
| 1.2 |
http://debian.org/debian/1.2
debian1.3 | Debian GNU/Linux 1.3
| 1.3 |
http://debian.org/debian/1.3
debian10 | Debian 10
| 10 |
http://debian.org/debian/10
debian11 | Debian 11
| 11 |
http://debian.org/debian/11
debian2.0 | Debian GNU/Linux 2.0
| 2.0 |
http://debian.org/debian/2.0
debian2.1 | Debian GNU/Linux 2.1
| 2.1 |
http://debian.org/debian/2.1
debian2.2 | Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
| 2.2 |
http://debian.org/debian/2.2
debian3 | Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
| 3.0 |
http://debian.org/debian/3
debian3.1 | Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
| 3.1 |
http://debian.org/debian/3.1
debian4 | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
| 4.0 |
http://debian.org/debian/4
debian5 | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
| 5.0 |
http://debian.org/debian/5
debian6 | Debian 6.0
| 6.0 |
http://debian.org/debian/6
debian7 | Debian 7
| 7 |
http://debian.org/debian/7
debian8 | Debian 8
| 8 |
http://debian.org/debian/8
debian9 | Debian 9
| 9 |
http://debian.org/debian/9
debiantesting | Debian testing
| testing |
http://debian.org/debian/testing
#
I did not find kali OS details to provide an option for* --os-variant= * When
I ran osinfo-query os | grep kali. It did not return anything.
Any help will be highly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Kaushal