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{{http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonix/screenshots/135.png|Whonix logo|align="left"}} ''Whonix'' (called TorBOX or aos in past) is an anonymous general purpose operating system based on Virtual Box, Debian GNU/Linux and Tor. By Whonix design, IP and DNS leaks are impossible. Not even malware with root rights can find out the user's real IP/location. {{http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonix/screenshots/500.png|Whonix logo|align="left"}}

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''Whonix''' (called TorBOX or aos in past) is an anonymous general purpose operating system based on Virtual Box, Debian GNU/Linux and Tor. By Whonix design, IP and DNS leaks are impossible. Not even malware with root rights can find out the user's real IP/location.
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Whonix is produced independently from the Tor® anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.| Whonix is produced independently from the Tor anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.
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 * Status: active
 * Homepage: http://www.whonix.sf.net/
 * Blog:
 * Microblog:
 * Status: active (2012-12-27)
 * Homepage: https://www.whonix.org
 * Blog: https://www.whonix.org/blog/
 * Microblog: https://twitter.com/Whonix
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 * Funding model: based on user donations only.
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 * user list:
 * devel list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/whonix-devel
 * user list: https://whonix.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/whonix-users
 * devel list: https://whonix.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/whonix-devel
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 * user forums: https://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/discussion/  * user forums: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Support
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 * wiki: https://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Home/
 * Debian derivatives census maintainer: adrelanos adrelanos at riseup dot net
 * wiki: https://www.whonix.org
 * Debian derivatives census maintainer: adrelanos <adrelanos at riseup dot net>
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 * Debian page:  * Debian page: https://whonix.org/wiki/index.php/Dev/Relationship_With_Upstream
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 * Debian derivative model: uses Debian binary packages and modifies some configuration files  * Debian derivative model: uses Debian binary packages, modifies some configuration files, adds some scripts
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 * VCS repository: https://github.com/adrelanos/Whonix
 * Bug tracker:
 * VCS repository: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix
 * Bug tracker: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/issues
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 * dpkg vendor: Whonix
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 * Docs about Example for Debian developers:
 * Docs about Debian for Example developers:
 * Example glossary:
 * Docs about Whonix for Debian developers: https://whonix.org/wiki/index.php/Dev/Relationship_With_Upstream
 * Docs about Debian for Whonix developers: https://whonix.org/wiki/index.php/Dev/Relationship_With_Upstream
 * Whonix glossary:
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 * Popcon information:  * Popcon information: Disabled in Whonix. Reasons: https://whonix.org/wiki/index.php/Dev/Operating_System#Popularity_Contest
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 * developer blogs:
 * developer microblogs
 * developer blogs: https://anonymousoperatingsystem.wordpress.com
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 * changelogs pool: https://sourceforge.net/p/whonix/wiki/Changelog/  * changelogs pool:
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deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
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deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib
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##deb-src http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free
##deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

deb [arch=amd64,i386,armel,armhf] http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org testing main
deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org testing main

deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ stable main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ testers main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ developers main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ stable main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ testers main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ developers main
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Last updated 2012-10-06 Last updated <<DateTime()>>

Whonix

Whonix logo

Whonix (called TorBOX or aos in past) is an anonymous general purpose operating system based on Virtual Box, Debian GNU/Linux and Tor. By Whonix design, IP and DNS leaks are impossible. Not even malware with root rights can find out the user's real IP/location.

This is because Whonix consists of two virtual machines. One machine solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway, which we call Whonix-Gateway. The other machine, which we call Whonix-Workstation, is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible.

This is only a very brief introduction. See Security for a more comprehensive description, security features and threat model.

Whonix is produced independently from the Tor anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.

## (Debian repositories)
#deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free
#deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

## (Commented out Debian repositories)
##deb-src http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free
##deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

deb [arch=amd64,i386,armel,armhf] http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org testing main
deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org testing main

deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ stable main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ testers main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ developers main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ stable main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ testers main
deb-src http://sourceforge.net/projects/whonixdevelopermetafiles/files/internal/ developers main

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