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[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link]) can be installed on POWER.  These instructions were tested with Kicksecure 16.
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[http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/ Kicksecure] ([https://www.kicksecure.com/ clearnet link]) can be installed on POWER.  These instructions were tested with Kicksecure 17.
  
First, install Debian Bullseye ppc64el, Debian Bookworm ppc64el, or Debian Sid ppc64.  If installing in a VM, set the Video Model to Virtio ([https://github.com/Whonix/whonix-libvirt/blob/master/usr/share/whonix-libvirt/xml/Kicksecure.xml source]).  When installing Debian, do not create a separate root password, name the user <code>user</code>, and for desktop environment either pick XFCE or do not install one.  Launch a shell.
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First, install Debian Bookworm or Sid for ppc64el or ppc64.  If installing in a VM, set the Video Model to Virtio and the Display Type to Spice ([https://github.com/Kicksecure/libvirt-dist/blob/master/usr/share/libvirt-dist/xml/Kicksecure.xml source]).  When installing Debian, do not create a separate root password, name the user <code>user</code>, and for desktop environment either pick XFCE or do not install one.  Launch a shell.
  
Import the Whonix/Kicksecure signing key ([http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Add_the_Whonix_.E2.84.A2_Signing_Key source]) ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Add_the_Whonix_.E2.84.A2_Signing_Key clearnet]):
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Import the Kicksecure signing key ([http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/Debian#Add_the_Kicksecure_%E2%84%A2_Signing_Key source]) ([https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Debian#Add_the_Kicksecure_%E2%84%A2_Signing_Key clearnet]):
  
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
 
  sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
 
  sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends curl gpg gpg-agent
 
  sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends curl gpg gpg-agent
  <nowiki>curl --tlsv1.3 --proto =https --max-time 180 --output ~/patrick.asc https://www.whonix.org/patrick.asc</nowiki>
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  <nowiki>curl --tlsv1.3 --output ~/derivative.asc --url https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc</nowiki>
  sudo cp ~/patrick.asc /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/derivative.asc
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  sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc
  
Initialize the <code>console</code> group ([http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Prerequisites source]) ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Prerequisites clearnet]):
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Initialize the <code>console</code> group ([http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/Debian#Prerequisites source]) ([https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Debian#Prerequisites clearnet]):
  
 
  sudo addgroup --system console
 
  sudo addgroup --system console
 
  sudo adduser user console
 
  sudo adduser user console
  
Add the Whonix/Kicksecure package repository ([http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Add_the_Whonix_.E2.84.A2_Repository source]) ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure/Debian#Add_the_Whonix_.E2.84.A2_Repository clearnet]):
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Add the Kicksecure package repository ([http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/Debian#Add_the_Kicksecure_%E2%84%A2_Repository source]) ([https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Debian#Add_the_Kicksecure_%E2%84%A2_Repository clearnet]):
  
 
  sudo apt-get install apt-transport-tor
 
  sudo apt-get install apt-transport-tor
  <nowiki>echo "deb tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion bullseye main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list</nowiki>
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  <nowiki>echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion bookworm main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list</nowiki>
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
Upgrade Linux to 5.14 or higher; a bug was fixed between Linux 5.10 and Linux 5.14 that broke ppc64le support in Kicksecure.  If you're using Bullseye, this means using the Debian Bullseye-Backports suite:
 
 
<nowiki>echo "deb tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian bullseye-backports main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list</nowiki>
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get -t bullseye-backports install linux-image-powerpc64le
 
 
If you're using Bookworm or higher, you should already have a sufficiently new Linux version.
 
 
If you're using Bookworm (Bullseye and Sid are unaffected), run the following to work around a bug in the <code>xserver-xorg-video-qxl</code> package that breaks Kicksecure ([https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/xserver-xorg-video-qxl source]):
 
 
echo "deb [check-valid-until=no] https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20220311/ bookworm main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qxl.list
 
  
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want Kicksecure to use XFCE or CLI-only, and whether you are installing Kicksecure in a VM or on the host:
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want Kicksecure to use XFCE or CLI-only, and whether you are installing Kicksecure in a VM or on the host:
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If you get prompted with other questions during package installation, you can choose the defaults.
 
If you get prompted with other questions during package installation, you can choose the defaults.
  
The Kicksecure packages will install their own <code>sources.list</code> data in <code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list</code>.  If you're using Bullseye, that means you should clear the <code>sources.list</code> that Debian came with (in order to avoid warnings from <code>apt-get</code> about duplicated repos):
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The Kicksecure packages will install their own <code>sources.list</code> data in <code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list</code>.  If you're using Bookworm, that means you should clear the <code>sources.list</code> that Debian came with (in order to avoid warnings from <code>apt-get</code> about duplicated repos):
  
 
  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list
 
  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list
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  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
 
  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
  
On Bookworm or higher, the Kicksecure <code>sources.list</code> is nonfunctional, so you should clear it instead:
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On Trixie or higher, the Kicksecure <code>sources.list</code> is nonfunctional, so you should clear it instead:
  
 
  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
 
  sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
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  sudo mkdir -p /etc/dist-base-files.d/
 
  sudo mkdir -p /etc/dist-base-files.d/
 
  echo "set +e" | sudo tee /etc/dist-base-files.d/50_user.conf
 
  echo "set +e" | sudo tee /etc/dist-base-files.d/50_user.conf
 
Run the following to work around a bug in the <code>security-misc</code> package that breaks non-x86 architectures ([https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/powerpc/Kconfig source], grep for <code>config ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MAX</code> and <code>config COMPAT</code>):
 
 
sudo sed -i 's/vm.mmap_rnd_bits=32/vm.mmap_rnd_bits=29/' /etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
 
 
On ppc64el, also run the following:
 
 
sudo sed -i 's/vm.mmap_rnd_compat_bits=16//' /etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
 
 
On ppc64, run the following:
 
 
sudo sed -i 's/vm.mmap_rnd_compat_bits=16/vm.mmap_rnd_compat_bits=13/' /etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
 
  
 
Reboot the machine; Kicksecure installation is complete.
 
Reboot the machine; Kicksecure installation is complete.
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== Known Issues ==
 
== Known Issues ==
  
On ppc64, the <code>jitterentropy-rngd</code> service fails to start.
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None.
 
 
On ppc64, <code>sdwdate</code> runs into AppArmor issues.
 
 
 
On Bookworm ppc64el, <code>sdwdate</code> runs into Seccomp issues.
 

Latest revision as of 17:24, 7 August 2024

Kicksecure (clearnet link) can be installed on POWER. These instructions were tested with Kicksecure 17.

First, install Debian Bookworm or Sid for ppc64el or ppc64. If installing in a VM, set the Video Model to Virtio and the Display Type to Spice (source). When installing Debian, do not create a separate root password, name the user user, and for desktop environment either pick XFCE or do not install one. Launch a shell.

Import the Kicksecure signing key (source) (clearnet):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends curl gpg gpg-agent
curl  --tlsv1.3 --output ~/derivative.asc --url https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc
sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc

Initialize the console group (source) (clearnet):

sudo addgroup --system console
sudo adduser user console

Add the Kicksecure package repository (source) (clearnet):

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-tor
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion bookworm main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list
sudo apt-get update

Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want Kicksecure to use XFCE or CLI-only, and whether you are installing Kicksecure in a VM or on the host:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kicksecure-xfce-host
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kicksecure-xfce-vm
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kicksecure-cli-host
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends kicksecure-cli-vm

If you get a package conflict error that mentions console-common, run the following and then try again:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends console-common

If you get prompted about choosing the default display manager during package installation, choose gdm3 (source) (clearnet).

If you get prompted with other questions during package installation, you can choose the defaults.

The Kicksecure packages will install their own sources.list data in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list. If you're using Bookworm, that means you should clear the sources.list that Debian came with (in order to avoid warnings from apt-get about duplicated repos):

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list

On Trixie or higher, the Kicksecure sources.list is nonfunctional, so you should clear it instead:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list

Run the following to work around a bug that breaks subsequent package updates (source) (clearnet):

sudo mkdir -p /etc/dist-base-files.d/
echo "set +e" | sudo tee /etc/dist-base-files.d/50_user.conf

Reboot the machine; Kicksecure installation is complete.

Known Issues

None.