Hi everyone! Welcome to Pentestguy. This article will show how to install Nethunter on an Android (rootless) device. Here we will use termux to install nethunter on android device (rootless) which is the best way to do it successfully.
As we know Kali linux is one of the most popular distro for hackers and penetration testers, and Kali Nehunter is an open-source platform for android devices where we can run Kali and use all of the popular vulnerability assessment and penetration testing tools.
Install Termux on Android device
Termux is an open-source emulator that has various linux packages and by using this we can install Kali Nethunter without rooting the android device.
Download the termux.apk from github and install it – https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases
Open Termux and run the below command to update the packages.
pkg update -y
Give the storage permission
Storage permission is required as the installation process will read and write new files.
Run the command given below to give the storage permission.
termux-setup-storage
Download and run Nethunter-termux
Make sure to install the wget, because that will help us to download install-nethunter-termux.
To install wget on termux use the command given below.
pkg install wget
Download kali-nethunter using the below command.
wget -O install-nethunter-termux https://offs.ec/2MceZWr
Now change the permission and run it.
chmod +x install-nethunter-termux
./install-nethunter-termux
Select the first option, which is the full version of kali nethunter.
It will take 5-10 minutes, depending on your internet speed and then it will start extracting the tar file. Select No when it asks to delete rootfs.
Run Kali-Nethunter
After completing the above process we can use the command to connect to kali nethunter.
nethunter -r or nh -r
Update the kali repo using the below command
apt update
Install dbus to communicate with different environments.
apt install dbus-x11 -y
Run Kali-Nethunter as GUI
To run Kali-nethunter as GUI first, we need to download and install the Nethunter App Store – https://store.nethunter.com/en/
Open nethunter app, store search for “nethunter kex” and install it.
Now, go to the termux and run the below command which will run the Kali nethunter in kex mode. Make sure to provide password and keep it in mind as it requires us while connecting via GUI mode.
nh kex
Leave the above termux session running and open NetHunter KeX where we need to add a new connection.
Provide the correct information given below, port number you can check from the above kex screenshot.
Port Number – 5901
Username – kali
Password – The password you provided after running the nh kex command is given in the above screenshot.
Open the saved connection.
Here you are successfully able to access the Kali Nethunter GUI mode, that’s all!!
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