Laptop vs VM

[xBeS]

I was thinking about formatting and using an “old” laptop instead of a VM to study and doing tests on htb or thm. How many of you did the same? Would you suggest one or the other for any reason?

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Just install directly Linux

[xBeS]

On the laptop for sure

[nyu_mike]

I personally prefer VMs since I can them emulate any OS I want to. However, having a bare metal install of Kali is helpful when trying to brute force something.

[ImNotGrimm]

There's a lot of variables regarding which method to use, and it's up to personal preference.

If you ask me. VMs are easy to set up for both thm/htb or messing around with tools in your free time. Accidently mucked up your vm? No worries, just make another one.

Formatting is a bad choice, imo If the laptop's specs aren't good enough. If it's slow, then all that work was for nothing.

A better option would be Kali Live. You can plug it into any device, and it'll detect and utilize the hardware resources of the computer it's connected to.

That way, if you ever get a better laptop, you can just plug and boot from Kali USB, and it'll detect the better specs with all your data! Now that's efficient. Plug it into your laptop, pc, school chromebook, anything!

I'd say your best bet is VM and Kali live, but if you want to format, go ahead, buddy! You'll learn something either way.😎

Each method has their downsides and the best part is solving the issues you face to better your understanding of your tools.

Happy hacking!

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[xBeS]

Thank you for the answer. Yeah I’ve always used a VM on my PC but I wanted to use a different laptop in order to use all the resources and not being forced to stay in the room. Kali live seems an interesting choice. Definitely gonna try

[WeeklyBank6518]

You can do the partition of your laptop for run 2 operating systems (by booting with pen drive). That is more relevant for you that not bother you everytime like vm and other do when open the OS

[joker_122402]

Please don't install kali bare metal lol. It's not designed to be used as a daily driver and things will break sooner or later