I’d like to know how how I get from the tty1 rolling CLI to the GUI XFCE or GNOME. When I try to update or use commands like sudo apt-get update or sudo apt install xfce4 kali-desktop-xfce -y I don’t seem to fetch .deb files - what’s the solution to resolve this?
One hint I found was to ask for
ping -c 4 8.8.8.8 to get information about the connection: ping: Network is unreachable
Though if I run Windows OS and other devices the internet connection seems to be just fine. Or which Network is addressed here?
I installed Kali with the .iso file. I heard somewhere that the usage of a VM makes more sense - what is the difference?
some adapters are not supported by linux. Dual booting is a bad idea : sometimes windows updates can break your linux. Vms are a good option and you’ll not face any network issues. If you want to connect to wifi while using a vm then buy a supported external wifi adapter for that.
If Windows can reach the internet, it means that Windows does have a valid and working driver for the network card you have (wireless or wired). If you boot into linux instead, there is no guarantee that your linux would reach internet as well as it is the operating system itself (in this case linux) that does not recognize the network adapter correctly. In fact, your linux can’t even reach Google’s public DNS.
I personally use Kali as my daily desktop operating system with no dual boot or VMs. I use Kali to learn and I like it. I do have few virtual machines running on VMWare Workstation from Kali as deliberately vulnerable machines from Metasploit to learn and they also reach the internet.
It is up to you according to your needs whether to use a Kali VM, dual boot, or else, and you will find contradicting information regarding the usage of each. There is no black or white.