Kali Linux Installer for Termux (proot-distro)

A simple Bash script to install Kali Linux (rolling) with an XFCE4 desktop on Termux using proot-distro. It survives the systemd-under-proot postinst failures that break naive installs.

Installation

Run this in Termux (no root required):

curl -fsSL is.gd/alienkrishn_kalilinux | bash

Or clone this repo and run the script directly:

git clone https://github.com/Anon4You/kalilinux
cd kalilinux && bash install_kali.sh

What it does

On the Termux host (pkg):

• Installs proot-distro, x11-repo, termux-x11-nightly, dbus, and pulseaudio

Inside the container:

• Installs the kali-rolling rootfs via proot-distro
• Creates user kali with password kali and full sudo access
• Installs XFCE4 desktop (kali-desktop-xfce), Xwayland, and PulseAudio
• Patches systemd postinst failures (shims systemctl, udevadm, etc.)
• Wires X11/audio env and creates a kalilinux launcher

Usage

1. Install the Termux:X11 app from https://github.com/termux/termux-x11/releases
2. Start the app, then run:

   kalilinux
   

3. Inside Kali, start the desktop:

   startxfce4
   

The launcher starts termux-x11 + PulseAudio and logs you in as kali (password: kali). DISPLAY=:1 is set automatically.

Options (env overrides)

Env variable	Default	Description
DISTRO	kali-rolling	proot-distro name to install
KALI_USER	kali	Desktop user to create
KALI_PASS	kali	Password for that user
FRESH	0	Set to 1 to wipe + recreate the distro first
DESKTOP_PKGS	dbus-x11 xwayland xfce4-terminal kali-desktop-xfce pulseaudio	Desktop packages to install

Example:

FRESH=1 KALI_PASS=changeme bash install_kali.sh

Uninstall / reset

proot-distro remove kali-rolling   # or: proot-distro reset kali-rolling
rm $PREFIX/bin/kalilinux

Maintained by Alienkrishn