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{{https://www.whonix.org/img/Whonix_Logo.png|Whonix logo}} {{https://www.whonix.org/w/images/8/89/Whonix_Profile_Light.png|Whonix logo|width=500}} 
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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. Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network. A heavily reconfigured Debian base is run inside multiple virtual machines, providing a substantial layer of protection from malware and IP address leaks. Commonly used applications are pre-installed and safely pre-configured for immediate use. The user is not jeopardized by installing additional applications or personalizing the desktop. Whonix is under active development and is the only operating system designed to be run inside a VM and paired with Tor.
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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.

 * Status: active (2015-08-21)
 * Status: active (2019-04-11)
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 * Blog: https://www.whonix.org/blog/  * Blog: https://forums.whonix.org/c/news
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 * user IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net/whonix  * user IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net/whonix
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 * Debian page: https://whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Relationship_With_Upstream
 * Distrowatch page: http://distrowatch.com/whonix
 * Debian page: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix_Packages_for_Debian_Hosts
 * Distrowatch page: https://distrowatch.com/whonix
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 * Debian derivative model: uses Debian binary packages, modifies some configuration files, adds some scripts
 * Based on: Debian Wheezy
 * Debian derivative model: uses Debian binary packages, modifies some configuration files, adds own packages
 * Based on: Debian stable
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 * Bug tracker: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/issues  * Bug tracker: https://phabricator.whonix.org/maniphest/query/open/
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 * Architectures: runs on any platform capable of running Virtual Box  * Architectures: runs on any platform capable of running Virtual Box, KVM, Qubes, x86
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 * list of developers: adrelanos (active), smarm (inactive), anonymous (inactive)
 * developer blogs: https://anonymousoperatingsystem.wordpress.com
 * list of developers: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Team
 * developer blogs:
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## (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] https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ jessie main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ testers main
deb [arch=amd64,i386] https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ developers main
deb-src https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ jessie main
deb-src https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ testers main
deb-src https://www.whonix.org/download/whonixdevelopermetafiles/internal/ developers main
## Whonix 15
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-testers main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-developers main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-proposed-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-testers main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-developers main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-proposed-updates main contrib non-free

Whonix

Whonix logo

Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network. A heavily reconfigured Debian base is run inside multiple virtual machines, providing a substantial layer of protection from malware and IP address leaks. Commonly used applications are pre-installed and safely pre-configured for immediate use. The user is not jeopardized by installing additional applications or personalizing the desktop. Whonix is under active development and is the only operating system designed to be run inside a VM and paired with Tor.

## Whonix 15
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-testers main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-developers main contrib non-free
deb [arch=kfreebsd-amd64,arm64,mipsel,powerpc,kfreebsd-i386,amd64,hurd-amd64,mips,sparc,hurd-i386,s390x,i386,armhf,ppc64el,armel] https://deb.whonix.org buster-proposed-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-testers main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-developers main contrib non-free
deb-src https://deb.whonix.org buster-proposed-updates main contrib non-free

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