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  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get update
  
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Note: As of 2021 May 24, there is an <code>sdwdate</code> bug in the Whonix <code>buster</code> suite, which breaks ppc64el support.  This was fixed by <code>sdwdate</code> version <code>3:14.9-1</code>.  Until the fix makes its way to the <code>buster</code> suite, you can get the fix early by substituting <code>buster-testers</code> for <code>buster</code> in the <code>derivative.list</code> line above.
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Note: As of 2021 May 24, there are bugs in the <code>sdwdate</code> and <code>systemcheck</code> packages in the Whonix <code>buster</code> suite, which break ppc64el support.  These bugs were fixed by <code>sdwdate</code> version <code>3:14.9-1</code> and <code>systemcheck</code> version <code>3:21.1-1</code>.  Until the fixes make their way to the <code>buster</code> suite, you can get the fixes early by substituting <code>buster-developers</code> for <code>buster</code> in the <code>derivative.list</code> line above.
  
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Gateway to use XFCE or CLI-only:
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Gateway to use XFCE or CLI-only:
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  sudo apt-get update
  
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Note: As of 2021 May 24, there is an <code>sdwdate</code> bug in the Whonix <code>buster</code> suite, which breaks ppc64el support.  This was fixed by <code>sdwdate</code> version <code>3:14.9-1</code>.  Until the fix makes its way to the <code>buster</code> suite, you can get the fix early by substituting <code>buster-testers</code> for <code>buster</code> in the <code>derivative.list</code> line above.
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Note: As of 2021 May 24, there are bugs in the <code>sdwdate</code> and <code>systemcheck</code> packages in the Whonix <code>buster</code> suite, which break ppc64el support.  These bugs were fixed by <code>sdwdate</code> version <code>3:14.9-1</code> and <code>systemcheck</code> version <code>3:21.1-1</code>.  Until the fixes make their way to the <code>buster</code> suite, you can get the fixes early by substituting <code>buster-developers</code> for <code>buster</code> in the <code>derivative.list</code> line above.
  
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Workstation to use XFCE or CLI-only:
 
Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Workstation to use XFCE or CLI-only:
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== Known Issues ==
 
== Known Issues ==
  
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=== Checking for virtualization ===
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None.
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<code>whonixcheck</code> in both VM's reports this error:
 
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<nowiki>[ERROR] [whonixcheck] Virtualizer Failed to check for virtualization: Permission denied unsupported by Whonix developers! Whonixcheck aborted! (qubes_detected: false)
 
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Using Virtualizer Failed to check for virtualization: Permission denied together with Whonix is recommended against, because it is rarely tested. [1] [2] [3] It could be made possible, but would require more Whonix contributors.
 
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It may already work, but is highly experimental.
 
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This might endanger your anonymity. Do not proceed unless you know what you are doing.
 
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If you wish to ignore this warning and to continue whonixcheck anyway, you can set
 
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    WHONIXCHECK_NO_EXIT_ON_UNSUPPORTED_VIRTUALIZER="1"
 
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in /etc/whonix.d/30_whonixcheck_default.conf.
 
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Recommended action:
 
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- Shut down.
 
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- Read Whonix documentation [4].
 
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- Use Whonix with a supported virtualizer or Physical Isolation [5].
 
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Footnotes:
 
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[1] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/LeakTests
 
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[2] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Test
 
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[3] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Protocol-Leak-Protection_and_Fingerprinting-Protection
 
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[4] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Documentation
 
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[5] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Physical_Isolation</nowiki>
 
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It is not clear why this error shows up, or whether anything bad will happen if it's ignored.  The only mention of this error that I can find in upstream documentation is [http://forums.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/t/error-virtualizer-unsupported-by-whonix-developers/4471 this forum thread], which doesn't have any solution.
 
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Some debug logs that might be helpful for fixing it:
 
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<nowiki>user@host:~$ sudo journalctl | grep apparmor | grep DENIED | grep systemcheck
 
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May 24 04:26:57 host audit[710]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/lib/systemcheck/canary" name="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/hypervisor/compatible" pid=710 comm="systemd-detect-" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=123 ouid=0
 
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May 24 04:25:20 host audit[1264]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/systemcheck" name="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/hypervisor/compatible" pid=1264 comm="systemd-detect-" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=0 ouid=0
 
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May 24 04:25:20 host kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1621830320.465:1537): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/systemcheck" name="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/hypervisor/compatible" pid=1264 comm="systemd-detect-" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=0 ouid=0
 
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May 24 04:25:23 host audit[1886]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="mkdir" profile="/usr/bin/systemcheck" name="/run/systemcheck/.cache/" pid=1886 comm="zenity" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=119 ouid=119
 
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May 24 04:25:24 host kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1621830323.997:1538): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mkdir" profile="/usr/bin/systemcheck" name="/run/systemcheck/.cache/" pid=1886 comm="zenity" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=119 ouid=119
 
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user@host:~$ sudo systemd-detect-virt
 
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kvm
 
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user@host:~$ sudo cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/hypervisor/compatible
 
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linux,kvm</nowiki>
 
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A fix is available in [https://github.com/JeremyRand/whonixcheck/commit/621f7c2faf439af5718de5843731a344570b55da this commit].
 

Revision as of 01:49, 24 May 2021

Whonix (clearnet link) can be installed on the Talos using KVM. These instructions were tested with Whonix 15.

Both Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation

Download Whonix from the Whonix KVM download page (clearnet link).

Extract it: 

tar -xvf Whonix*.libvirt.xz

Install the Whonix virtual networks: 

virsh -c qemu:///system net-define Whonix_external*.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system net-define Whonix_internal*.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system net-autostart external
virsh -c qemu:///system net-start external
virsh -c qemu:///system net-autostart internal
virsh -c qemu:///system net-start internal

Then, create two Debian Buster ppc64el VM's. 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 in each VM, and follow the below instructions for each VM.

Import the Whonix signing key (source): 

wget https://www.whonix.org/patrick.asc
sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/derivative.gpg add ~/patrick.asc

Initialize the console group (source): 

sudo addgroup --system console
sudo adduser user console

Whonix-Gateway

Install Tor: 

echo "deb https://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -t buster-backports install tor

Add the Whonix package repository (source): 

echo "deb https://deb.whonix.org buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list
sudo apt-get update

Note: As of 2021 May 24, there are bugs in the sdwdate and systemcheck packages in the Whonix buster suite, which break ppc64el support. These bugs were fixed by sdwdate version 3:14.9-1 and systemcheck version 3:21.1-1. Until the fixes make their way to the buster suite, you can get the fixes early by substituting buster-developers for buster in the derivative.list line above.

Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Gateway to use XFCE or CLI-only: 

sudo apt-get install non-qubes-whonix-gateway-xfce

sudo apt-get install non-qubes-whonix-gateway-cli

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

The Whonix packages will install their own sources.list data in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list, which means you should delete the sources.list that Debian came with (in order to avoid warnings from apt-get about duplicated repos): 

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list

Shut off the VM.

Set the VM's NIC to use the external Network source.

Add a 2nd NIC to the VM, and set it to use the internal Network source.

Launch the VM again; Whonix-Gateway should be running.

If you get errors about the Tor service failing to start, this is probably an AppArmor issue. You can fix it by running sudo touch /etc/apparmor.d/local/system_tor.anondist. Restart the VM again and Tor should work.

Whonix-Workstation

Add the Whonix package repository (source): 

echo "deb https://deb.whonix.org buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list
sudo apt-get update

Note: As of 2021 May 24, there are bugs in the sdwdate and systemcheck packages in the Whonix buster suite, which break ppc64el support. These bugs were fixed by sdwdate version 3:14.9-1 and systemcheck version 3:21.1-1. Until the fixes make their way to the buster suite, you can get the fixes early by substituting buster-developers for buster in the derivative.list line above.

Then, run one of the following, depending on whether you want the Whonix-Workstation to use XFCE or CLI-only: 

sudo apt-get install non-qubes-whonix-workstation-xfce

sudo apt-get install non-qubes-whonix-workstation-cli

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

The Whonix packages will install their own sources.list data in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list, which means you should delete the sources.list that Debian came with (in order to avoid warnings from apt-get about duplicated repos): 

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list

Shut off the VM.

Set the VM's NIC to use the internal Network source.

Launch the VM again; Whonix-Workstation should be running.

Known Issues

None.

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