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Hayden Barnes
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Open Source Partner Manager, HeroDevs, .NET NES Lead. MS MVP x6. Arm Ambassador. Ex HPE AI, Rancher, Ubuntu, Pengwin Linux.
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It works! `kubectl apply -f kali-kubevirt-vm.yaml` works!

I took the upstream official kali linux qcow2 image, updated & added cloud-init packages to image and redistribute via dockerhub, then the kubevirt yaml automates the rest!

I estimated 2 hours originally but this journey was so much more.
An xfce desktop for Kali Linux is open inside a KubeVirt VM accessed via Microsoft Remote Desktop, displaying a full-featured penetration testing environment. The Kali application launcher is open, showing the full tree of categorized offensive security tools from reconnaissance to exfiltration. Visible windows include a terminal running `fastfetch` that confirms the system is Kali Linux Rolling 2025.3 with XFCE and the Kali-dark theme, plus Firefox with tabs open to Exploit-DB and Kali-related resources, and a system monitor revealing active services and CPU load. The host machine runs macOS with Microsoft’s RDP app, while the VM is running remotely on a Kubernetes cluster labeled `usrbinkat-optiplexprime`. This image confirms the success of a multi-step iterative process: after debugging boot issues and refining the image pipeline, the Kali Linux VM is now fully provisioned with a graphical desktop, xrdp access, and post-boot cloud-init configuration via a simple `kubectl apply`. The `kubevirt` panel on the left shows three additional VMs also running: Fedora, Ubuntu, and this instance of Kali. The upper terminal window (`ghostty`) displays the virtual machine list in the Kubernetes cluster, showing the Kali VM as `Running` on node `op3` with a provisioned IP address and correct phase status. This milestone marks the completion of a working Kali Linux 2025.3 VDI image deployed entirely from a declarative KubeVirt manifest and cloud-init userdata file. The provisioning script installs XRDP, Docker, Wireshark, configures user accounts and SSH keys, and applies polkit rules for GUI tools—all automated via cloud-init and reproducible through the KMI project. The result is a turn-key, Kali workstation accessible over RDP in Kubernetes, blending offensive security workflows with cloud-native operations.
October 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM