Whonix 16

Today, I am looking at Whonix version 16. Whonix is a Linux distro based on Debian 11 and is hardened using KickSecure. It uses two components Whonix Gateway and Whonix Workstation to provide an environment which is secure, and tries to the best of its ability to protect your privacy and anonymity. This version brings a number of new features but the most significant is that is is upgraded to Debian 11.

In the last Whonix video I did I showed how Whonix could be installed on Virtualbox, but according to the Whonix Wiki there are some problems with the the BIOS used which is no longer open source and free software. So I will install this on KVM on a host machine which is running Debian 11.

Chapters:
Intro to Whonix: 00:18
Comparison to Tails: 1:45
Why not use a VPN?: 4:48
How does Whonix work?: 8:45
How does Whonix Protect your Privacy?: 11:22
Install Whonix on KVM: 11:50
First Boot: 20:12
Walkthrough 26:00
Wrapup: 33:42

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[jonc]

You've got some of the best and most informative distro reviews on YouTube. Always learn something new. Great work, always look forward to seeing an update in my feed!

[SJ-ccod]

Your channel is an IT gold mine, keep up the good work

[bakedbeings]

Haha caught me off guard with the new intro music there, talk about a switch up.

[CyberGizmo]

I heard that Virtualbox does not currently run on Windows 11, can anyone else confirm this?

[BenoitLamarche]

Wow in-depth technical overview!
I’ll be trying Clear on an old HP laptop in a few weeks to check it out. Hope to take advantage of the performance simply to do lightweight computing, YouTube, Disney and Netflix. We’ll see how it goes!

[scottselkey]

So DJ. I am a system administrator and a software tester in an organization that uses redhat Linux. I do a lot of things, but one thing is for certain, I mostly administer virtual machines and I rarely have to deal with driver issues. I am completely Linux and I use pop OS on both my desktop and laptop at home.

My question is how do you deal with driver issues for hardware because I told my friend that I would put pop OS on her laptop, and I did, but her web camera does not work and it is an integrated camera in the monitor of the laptop. Pop OS does not recognize his camera and I can’t make it work. Whereas with my pop OS desktop dell 8300, I have a USB camera and microphone plugged in and it works perfect on zoom and Microsoft teams. Could you do a video that shows how to look for your hardware that is unsupported and look for drivers etc. ? Thanks in advance.

[phak]

Quick question for ya DJ what do you think of obtaining a VPS and configuring your own VPN, would that provide better privacy or just give another false sense of privacy since that Service could look into what connections your making thru some backdoor built into their servers?