To Start the Parrot OS virtual machine, select it from the list on the side and click on the ‘Start’ buttonĪ prompt will pop up, ‘select a start-up disk.’ Ensure that the Parrot OS is picked in the drop-down list, and click the ‘Start’ button. Operating System Setup for Parrot OS VirtualBox Now that our configuration for Parrot OS for VirtualBox is complete, we can launch it and move on to the operating system setup. Last, Under USB, select ‘USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller’ and click ‘OK’. You should now see the image file loaded in the Storage Drives list This is where you want to select your downloaded Parrot OS image file. Then over on the right, under ‘Attributes,’ click the disc icon next to ‘Optical Drive.’ We can then select ‘Choose a disk file’ in the list. Under ‘Storage,’ navigate over to ‘Controller: IDE’ and click on the empty disc icon. In ‘Display,’ under the ‘Screen’ tab, max the video memory to as much as you have available in the green space. Below we want to have at least 2 CPUs available, and we’re going to select 4 CPUs. Next, under ‘System,’ select the ‘Processor’ tab. Here, we want to make sure ‘Shared Clipboard’ and ‘Drag’n’Drop’ have the ‘Bidirectional’ option selected. On the left side, select ‘General’ and then the ‘Advanced’ tab. Configuring The Virtual Machine for Parrot OS Now that the Parrot OS for VirtualBox is created, we need to make a few modifications to run smoothly. However, we are increasing this to 25GB to leave room for applications and additional tools to be installed later. Below is the disk space size 8GB as default. In the first field under ‘File location and size,’ we can leave the default selected folder unless you have a good reason to change it. ‘Storage on physical hard disk’ keep this at ‘Dynamically allocated’ and click ‘Next.’ħ. ‘Hard disk file type’, leave as ‘VDI VirtualBox Disk Image,’ and click on ‘Next.’Ħ.
Below is a direct link for downloading the Parrot OS image and VirtualBox and extension.ĥ.
In this guide, we are installing the Parrot Security OS version with the MATE desktop.
This file is available for free on the official website. Next, you will need a copy of Parrot OS ISO.
This article will show you how to download and install it on Windows 10 and add the extension pack. Thus, many users who run the operating systems virtually find it better to install Parrot OS for VirtualBox.īefore we begin to install Parrot OS for VirtualBox, you will need VirtualBox installed.
While having Parrot OS running on a PC is great, you may not want to use it as your primary operating systems since the availability of popular daily apps is just not available on Linux based systems. There is an assortment of tools included and built around the OS, making it very handy for power users. Parrot OS, like Kali Linux, is a powerful tool used by many for ethical hacking. This article will show you how to install Parrot OS for VirtualBox on a Windows 10 PC.