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Thread: Kali Linux v2.0 live Installation link not working.

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    Exclamation Kali Linux v2.0 live Installation link not working.

    I have downloaded Kali Linux v2.0 32 bits version and I am testing the installer included into the live version.
    These are my steps:

    1.- Boot from pendrive (Kali v2.0).
    2.- Select Live 686 (first option on boot loader).
    3.- X Windows starts normally, then I run the "Install Kali" .desktop direct link.
    4.- A shell opens and closes itself in a few seconds.

    So I try to manually run the installation in a X Windows terminal:

    Code:
    root@kali:~$ more /usr/share/applications/debian-installer-launcher.desktop
    [Desktop Entry]
    Version=1.0
    Name=Install Kali
    Comment=Install this system permanently to your hard disk
    Exec=su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/debian-installer-launcher
    Icon=debian-installer-launcher
    Type=Application
    Categories=Application;System;
    StartupNotify=true
    Terminal=false
    And then I start it forwarding stdin and stderr to two files:

    Code:
    root@kali:~# mkdir temporal 
    root@kali:~# cd temporal/
    root@kali:~/temporal# su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/debian-installer-launcher > output.txt 2>errors.txt
    The process stops (nothing on screen), and, after manually stopping it (Ctrl+C):

    Code:
    root@kali:~/temporal# ls -la
    total 8
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  80 Oct  2 21:36 .
    drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 340 Oct  2 21:36 ..
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root 156 Oct  2 21:37 errors.txt
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root 490 Oct  2 21:37 output.txt
    root@kali:~/temporal# more errors.txt
    mount: mounting /dev/fd0 on /media failed: No such device or address
    umount: can't umount /media: Invalid argument
    umount: /lib/live/installer: not mounted
    root@kali:~/temporal# more output.txt
    Stopping network-manager (via systemctl): network-manager.service.
    Loading debian-installer...
    non-network local connections being added to access control list
    cdrom-detect/try-usb=true
    boot=live
    username=root
    hostname=kali
    initrd=/live/initrd.img
    BOOT_IMAGE=/live/vmlinuz
    Starting system log daemon: syslogd, klogd.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Starting network-manager (via systemctl): network-manager.service.
    Starting network-manager (via systemctl): network-manager.service.
    Note the several empty lines.

    Why is this happening and how could I solve it?

    Of course, I can start the installation by selecting "Install" or "Graphical Install" on boot loader, but the other method always worked for me on v1.x .

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    After a while, the installer has started normally.
    I am still trying to reproduce the problem, to detect if this is the usual behavior.

    By the way, on v1.x versions the installer did not delay so much to open.

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