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Whonix


Last Update: 2024-12-14 12:33 UTC

Whonix is an operating system focused on anonymity, privacy and security. It is based on the Tor anonymity network, Debian GNU/Linux and security by isolation. Whonix consists of two parts: One solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway, which is called Whonix-Gateway. The other, which is called Whonix-Workstation, is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible. With Whonix, you can use applications and run servers anonymously over the Internet. DNS leaks are impossible, and even malware with root privileges cannot find out the user's real IP.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 116 (75), 6 months: 144 (70), 3 months: 165 (57), 4 weeks: 151 (51), 1 week: 141 (54)

Average visitor rating: 9.55/10 from 20 review(s).

Whonix Summary
Distribution Whonix
Home Page https://www.whonix.org/
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User Forums https://forums.whonix.org/
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Documentation https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Support
Screenshots https://www.whonix.org/
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Reviews 0.5.6: DistroWatch
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-07-21: Distribution Release: Whonix 17
 • 2021-09-11: Distribution Release: Whonix 16
 • 2019-07-02: Distribution Release: Whonix 15
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 • 2016-04-04 Whonix offers bug bounties
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Feature 17.2.8.5 16.1.1.5 15.0.1.5.4 14.0.1.4.4 13.0.0.1.4 12.0.0.3.2
Release Date 2024-12-12 2023-06-10 2020-12-17 2019-03-17 2016-12-21 2015-12-14
End Of Life   2024-01     2018-09  
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2300-2400 2200-2300 1900-2000 300-900 1800-2200  
Free Download OVA OVA OVA OVA OVA OVA
Installation -- -- -- -- -- --
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce KDE KDE
Package Management DEB (APT) DEB (APT) DEB (APT) DEB (APT) DEB (APT) DEB (APT)
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems            
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 17.2.8.5 16.1.1.5 15.0.1.5.4 14.0.1.4.4 13.0.0.1.4 12.0.0.3.2
Package 17.2.8.5 16.1.1.5 15.0.1.5.4 14.0.1.4.4 13.0.0.1.4 12.0.0.3.2
abiword (3.0.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.0.28 1.0.28
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- 18.1.99 -- -- --
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3
bind (9.20.8) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (135.0.7049.114) -- -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.12) -- -- -- -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- -- 4.3.5 4.3.1 4.3.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.42.12 1.42.12
firefox (138.0) -- -- -- -- 45.5.1 38.4.0
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.5.2 2.5.2
gcc (15.1.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 4.9.2
gimp (3.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
glibc (2.41) 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.19 2.19
gnome-shell (48.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.11) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.59) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.06 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2
gtk (4.18.4) 4.8.3 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.14.5 3.14.5
httpd (2.4.63) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (25.04.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (34.2) 30 28 26 23 18 18
krita (5.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- --
LibreOffice (25.2.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.14.4) 6.1.119 5.10.179 4.19.160 4.9.144 3.16.36 3.16.7
Package 17.2.8.5 16.1.1.5 15.0.1.5.4 14.0.1.4.4 13.0.0.1.4 12.0.0.3.2
lxqt-panel (2.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (11.7.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (25.0.4) 22.3.6 20.3.5 18.3.6 13.0.6 10.3.2 10.3.2
mysql (9.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (48.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (570.144) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (24) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (10.0p1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssl (3.5.0) 3.0.15 1.1.1n 1.1.0d 1.1.0j 1.0.1t 1.0.1k
perl (5.40.2) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 5.20.2
php (8.4.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.3.4) -- -- -- -- 4.11.13 4.11.13
postfix (3.10.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (17.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.13.3) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.9 2.7.9
qt (6.9.0) 5.15.8 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 4.8.6 4.8.6
samba (4.22.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
systemd (257.5) 252.31 247.3 241 232 215 215
thunderbird (138.0) 128.5.0 102.11.0 -- -- 45.5.1 31.8.0
vim (9.1) 9.0 -- 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.4
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.21 3.0.18 3.0.11 3.0.6 2.2.4 2.2.0
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.18.1 4.16.0 4.12.4 4.12.3 -- --
xorg-server (21.1.16) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.16.4 1.16.4

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Average rating
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Version: 17.2.8.5
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-25
Votes: 1


 Whonix' principle is excellent. I was waiting for it with good expectations. But, I am disappointed because Whonix is limited to be installed in VirtualBox. It cannot redirect internet traffic of the host to Tor. Besides, VirtualBox installation locks Wifi On and causes its malfunction. Whonix installation in KVM is very complex. Whonix uses Systemd which is undesirable; Systemd is anti-privacy. More and more people are increasingly rejecting systemd. I hope that the conception of the iso version would be better.


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Version: 17.2.8.5
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-25
Votes: 0


 Great usability but really ugly defaults. As far as its purpose goes it succeeds wonderfully. Whonix and Tor should be donated to and supported by every member of society. It promotes a privacy mindset, and helps defend against other nations attacking us. Tools should be included to wipe logs securely. Logs can give a lot away and it's unwieldy to setup in Persistence and try to delete the logs securely then hurry and shut down before anything else important is created. Would simplify the process.


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Version: 17.2.8.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-12-19
Votes: 4


 This Edward Snowden-worthy operating system is definitely worth a try! It's the highest level of anonymity available without compromising on convenience (as of this writing)! It can definitely do something, and that something this. The only bad thing about it, which is a very minor thing so I'm not going to add anything that would affect the rating, is that it's not as anonymous on qubes OS as it is on Kicksecure- Whonix with KVM (the most secure you can get). It has very small bugs that are VERY hard to fix, but that's okay because it provides some anonymity.I would recommend the same as Edward Snowden.


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