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- Once you have finihed with the Kali instance, destroy it:
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`aws-vault exec <profile> -- terraform destroy`
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## How to set up GUI on EC2 Kali Linux instance
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### Pre-requisite:
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- Install VNC Viewer in you MAC: https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/macos/
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- Use OS Kali Linux VERSION="2020.1". To see the version, run `cat /etc/os-release`
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### Run the following commands:
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- Set up a password for the VNC server in the EC2 Kali Linux instance. Run: `tightvncpasswd` and then `exit` the ssh session.
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- Re-connect again to the Kali instance via SSH: `ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901 pentester@<public-ip-address>`
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- Start the VNC server in Kali `vncserver`
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- On your MAC, execute the VNC viewer software and type `localhost:1` in the search bar. This will prompt the password that was set up previosuly to access the VNC server.
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## Cheatsheet to get started on some of the tooling
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CHEATSHEET FOR TOOLING
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