The following recipes will be covered in this chapter:

• Configuring a security lab with VMware Player (Windows)
• Configuring a security lab with VMware Fusion (macOS)
• Installing Ubuntu Server
• Installing Metasploitable2
• Installing Windows Server
• Increasing the Windows attack surface
• Installing Kali Linux
• Using text editors (Vim and GNU nano)
• Keeping Kali updated
• Managing Kali services
• Configuring and using SSH
• Installing Nessus on Kali Linux