Android Kali NetHunter Install - V3
Android Kali NetHunter Install - V3
Disclaimer
1. A Physical Android Phone. You can do this install on an Android 12 phone, but a phone
running on a version before Android 12 is recommended. See the link to the article
below on GitHub on how Android monitors and kills forked child processes of apps
when they use too much of the CPU. https://github.com/termux/termux-
app/issues/2366
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
1. You will need to install Termux. You can get Termux from the F-Droid store or from their
GitHub repo using one of the following links (In the demo we use GitHub):
• https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux/
• https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases
Take note that the official Termux Wiki and Termux GitHub pages indicates that you
should not install the outdated version hosted on the Google Play Store.
2. Download the latest Termux version at the time of writing it is termux-
app_v0.118.0+github-debug_arm64-v8a.apk from the github link above.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
3. Open and Install the downloaded APK file. Press on Install and then Open.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
apt upgrade will then use the information to upgrade all the installed packages to their
latest versions.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
6. When you get asked to “Do you want to continue” press Y and Enter.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
7. When prompted for an action press Y and <Enter> so you install the package
maintainer’s version.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
9. Install wget and when you’re asked Do you want to continue, press Y and Enter.
10. When you get asked to “Do you want to continue” press Y and Enter.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
12. Change the permissions so that you can execute the file:
chmod +x install-nethunter-termux
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
13. Type the following command to execute the downloaded install file:
./install-nethunter-termux
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
14. The installation will take a while, when asked to delete rootfs, enter N.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
15. To start Kali NetHunter you can use the following commands:
• To start the CLI nethunter
• To setup the NetHunter KeX password nethunter kex passwd
• To start NetHunter KeX (Password will ve set on first startup) nethunter kex
• To stop the NetHunter KeX GUI nethunter kex stop
• To run NetHunter as root nethunter -r
• You replace nethunter with nh in all these commands. nh
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
16. Once you run nh you are now in the Kali NetHunter CLI.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
18. Set the password for KeX VNC by running nh kex for the first time. You’ll use the
password again in Step 26 so remember it.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
19. Remember the port number. You will use it in Step 26.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
20. Set the password for KeX VNC by running nh kex for the first time. Say no to entering a
view-only password.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
23. Press on the Hamburger button of your browser, go to downloads and install NetHunterStore.apk
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
24. Press on the search button and enter KeX. Press to download NetHunter KeX.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
25. Press on the search button and enter KeX. Press to download and install KeX.
26. You will get a popup window. You click on Settings, and then toggle Allow from this
source. Then press Install.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
27. Press on Allow to allow NetHunter KeX access to your files on the device.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
28. Enter the port number from step 19, username as kali, and your password from step 14.
Press on Connect.
Android Kali NetHunter Rootless Install
29. You now should have Rootless Kali NetHunter GUI on your Android Phone!
Get more information
1. Website: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal
2. Website: https://store.nethunter.com/
3. Website: https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-rootless/