You can also Install Whonix on top of QubesOS mentioned in the box above. Instead of using VirtualBox, Linux users are encouraged to instead download the two Whonix machines as KVM images. You can download the Gateway and Workstation as VirtualBox images and import them on either Linux, Windows or Mac machines. In addition to information on the bundled components inside the distro, the Whonix wiki also makes for a good read for anyone interested in stopping inadvertent leaks. Its a good idea to refer to the documentation on the project’s website before installing components like the Pidgin IM, not just for the installation instructions but for some best practices to ensure anonymity and pointers to related additional privacy-enhancing components. The distro is based on Deban 8 Jessie, whose repository you can use to install any additional packages. You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. TNR earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases.While Tor frowns upon using the network for certain activities like downloading torrents, they have no issues with Whonix using the network for downloading updates. Then there’s the WhonixCheck app, which scans the current installation and tests the Tor connection.īe aware that installing updates will take longer on Whonix than on other distros, as they are routed via the Tor network. There’s also Xchat for IRC but surprisingly no app for instant messaging. The distro has an icon for the Tor browser but doesn’t ship with one by default instead the icon brings up a script to download one from a list of stable, new and hardened releases. For example, the IceDove email client ships with the Enigmail extension for encrypting email. Whonix doesn’t have very many apps but the ones it does are tuned for guaranteeing privacy. If you have the resources, the Whonix developers suggest you run multiple instances of the Workstation VM, one for each task. For an even more secure implementation, you can deploy the Gateway on the physical hardware of one machine and run the Workstation on virtual hardware inside a different host altogether.Īt first launch both Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation take you through a brief setup wizard to familiarise you with the project and set up some components, such as the repository.
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