I'm getting an error while trying to install Kali Linux 2016.2 64 Bit in my VMware machine.

An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Install the system

I've downloaded kali-linux-2016.2-amd64.iso torrent from Kali Linux's official website www.kali.org/downloads/

I've created Virtual machine by selecting Linux > Debian 8.x 64-Bit

I Gave Virtual Machine 30.00 GB Hard drive space and 2.00 GB Ram.

  1. Booted up the iso and selected Graphical Install
  2. After completing few step then i came up to partition disks step.
  3. I've selected "Guided - use entire disk" then clicked continue.
  4. Then I select the Hard disk and clicked continue
  5. In Partitioning scheme I've selected All files in one partition (recommended for new users)

  6. Then the following message came:

    The following partitions are going to be formatted:

 partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) as ext4
 partition #5 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) as swap

 write changes to disks?
 yes or no

    I selected yes and clicked continue and installation was going well.

  7. But after a few moments Kali Linux installation stuck and showed me an error as stated below:

    An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else.
The failing step is: Install the system

    See the screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/GPklG37.png

If I click continue then after a while the error reappears. I tried a lot of time to install but failed everytime.

My System.

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M430 @2.27GHz Ram: 8.00 GB Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit 6.1.7601, Service Pack 1

My VMware.

Version: 12.1.0 build-3272444 (64Bit)

Best Answer


I had the same problem and i fixed it by increasing the storage on the hard drive By default you have 8 GB, increase it to 30 GB or more. And continue with the installation.