The p flag in tar -xpf preserves permissions (SUID bits on sudo , passwd ). Forgetting p breaks your installation. Step 4: Chroot and Install Bootloader A raw tarball extraction doesn't install the bootloader. You must chroot and configure it.

Enter the niche but crucial command: .

This string represents the manual, root-level installation of Kali Linux’s ARM64 filesystem using a compressed Tarball ( .tar.xz ). Unlike the convenience of debootstrap or an automated installer, this method provides a raw, unmodified snapshot of the Kali root filesystem, pre-configured for aarch64 (ARM64) architecture.

# Mount your root partition sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt sudo mkdir /mnt/boot sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot THE MAGIC COMMAND: Extract the fulltarxz sudo tar -xpf kali-linux-2024.3-arm64-full.tar.xz -C /mnt