GoVanguard/karmbian - Githubissues

Kali Linux Built Using the Armbian Tool Chain & BSPs

Note: RasberryPi 4b support in the works and coming very soon!

Overview
What do you need to get started?
How to build an image or a kernel?
Build parameter examples
Where to download prebuilt images?
Credits

Overview

Builds custom Kali based Linux system optimized for RK3399 SBC and other single board computers supported by Armbian.
Covers root filesystem generation, kernel image compilation and bootloader compilation.
Provides a consistent user experience by keeping system standards across different SBC platforms.
Blog Announcement: https://blog.govanguard.com/govanguard-presents-karmbian-kali-linux-using-armbian

What do you need to get started?

x64 machine with at least 2GB of memory and ~35GB of disk space for the VM, container or native OS.
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 / Focal 20.04 x64 for native building or any Docker capable x64 Linux for containerised.
Kali 2020 x64 for native building, aria2 compiled and installed separately.
Superuser rights (configured sudo or root access).

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How to build an image or a kernel?

apt-get -y install git
git clone https://github.com/GoVanguard/karmbian
cd build
./compile.sh

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Build parameter examples

Show work in progress areas in interactive mode:

./compile.sh EXPERT="yes"

Run build tools inside Docker container:

./compile.sh docker

Build minimal CLI of Kali 2020 for the Rock64 (Not RockPro64):

./compile.sh  BOARD=rock64 BRANCH=dev RELEASE=kali-rolling BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no \
KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,img

Build full desktop of Kali 2020 for the RockPro64:

./compile.sh  BOARD=rockpro64 BRANCH=dev RELEASE=kali-rolling BUILD_MINIMAL=no BUILD_DESKTOP=yes \
KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,img

Build parameters, advanced build options, user defined configuration, build with Docker?

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