Installing Parallels Tools on Kail:

Now that Parallels have updated their Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac (Build 8.0.18483) software to support the Linux 3.7 Kernel here’s how you can install Parallels Tools on the latest Kali operating system.

• Power on your Kali VM and login as root
• Select Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools from the Parallels menu bar once logged in

• Open up a Terminal window in Kali and run the following commands
  • cd /media/cdrom0
  • cp -r install installer/ kmods/ tools/ version /tmp
  • cd /tmp
  • ./install

• Follow the Parallels Tools installation using the on-screen GUI installer

HTH, enjoy using your Kali VM with Parallels Tools installed.

Installing Kali in Parallels Desktop 7:

If like me you have tried installing the Kali operating system (http://www.kali.org/) on your Mac using Parallels Desktop 7, then you may have had some issues during the initial boot up after the installation has completed like the “Bug: soft lockup” issue shown below.

The solution to this is to disable the “Show Battery in Linux” setting under the virtual machines configuration settings.

Configure… > Options > Optimization > Setting highlighted red in screenshot below

HTH, enjoy playing with Kali on Parallels!