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| Developer | Whonix Developers |
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 29 February 2012 |
| Latest release | 17[1] / July 20, 2023 |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/whonix |
| Marketing target | Personal Computing, Servers (onion service hosting) |
| Platforms | x86, arm64 (RPi 3) |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| License | Mainly the GNU GPL v3 and various other free software licenses |
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Whonix (/huːnɪks/, HOO-niks)[2] is a Linux distribution, based on Kicksecure OS, claimed to be security hardened by its developers.[3][4]
The operating system consists of two virtual machines, a workstation and a Tor gateway running Debian. [5][6][7]
- ^ "Whonix 17 has been Released! (Debian 12 bookworm based) - Major Release". 20 July 2023.
- ^ "History". Whonix. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD". distrowatch.com.
- ^ "Kicksecure ™: A Security-hardened, Non-anonymous Linux Distribution". Whonix. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Devs cook up 'leakproof' all-Tor untrackable platform". The Register. 13 Nov 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Greenburg, Andy (17 June 2014). "How to Anonymize Everything You Do Online". Wired. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Whonix adds a layer of anonymity to your business tasks". TechRepublic. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.