Whonix installation in Linux

Whonix

Installing Whonix in Linux KVM docker machine

Download the files from the website.

Place the files in a folder location

Run the following commands in QEMU container

1. Add the virtual networks. This step only needs to be done once and not with every upgrade.

If the definition of a Whonix ™ network fails because the virtual bridge “virbrX” already exists, edit the Whonix_external*.xml and Whonix_internal*.xml file and change the name to one that does not exist, for example “virbr3” (all existing bridge adapters can be listed with “sudo brctl show”).

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-define Whonix_external*.xml

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-define Whonix_internal*.xml

2. Activate the virtual networks.

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-autostart Whonix-External

//Whonix-External might encounter dnsmasq error. Do the following below:

1. Install dnsmasq,
2. apt install dnsmasq-base
3. apt install dnsmasq

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-start Whonix-External

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-autostart Whonix-Internal

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system net-start Whonix-Internal

3. Import the Whonix ™ Gateway and Workstation images.

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system define Whonix-Gateway*.xml

#sudo virsh -c qemu:///system define Whonix-Workstation*.xml

Moving Whonix ™ Image Files

The XML files are configured to point to the default storage location of /var/lib/libvirt/images.

It is recommended to move the image files instead of copying them.

#sudo mv Whonix-Gateway*.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/Whonix-Gateway.qcow2

#sudo mv Whonix-Workstation*.qcow2 /var/lib/libvirt/images/Whonix-Workstation.qcow2