Known Issues
All Platforms[edit]
"apt-get source package" will show "dpkg-source: warning: failed to verify signature"[edit]
This is not a security issue, but only a warning. Read the entire thread here for more information.
This warning message can be removed with the following workaround below.
1. Modify /etc/dpkg/origins/default
2. Download the source package
3. Undo afterwards to prevent unexpected issues
Proxychains Tor Browser Issue[edit]
Using Tor Browser in conjunction with proxychains for the connection scheme: User -> Tor -> Proxy -> Internet
doesn't currently work. For more information, see here.
Non-Qubes-Whonix[edit]
Non-Qubes-Whonix means all Whonix platforms except Qubes-Whonix. This includes KVM, VirtualBox and Physical Isolation.
Suspend / Hibernate Issues[edit]
Short: Avoid suspending or hilbernating the computer or Whonix VMs while Whonix is running.
Long: Network Time Syncing, Troubleshooting#Clock Fix. [1]
Mounting (CD / DVD) Devices[edit]
If the device auto mounter is broken, see if Start menu -> System Settings -> Removable Media helps.
The following workaround can be used.
Using the ro flag will mount the CD / DVD in read-only mode. If a CD / DVD is not being mounted, then drop the "-o ro" parameter.
Forum discussion:
https://forums.whonix.org/t/workstation11-doesnt-mount-hdds/1313
Help fixing this bug is welcome! (ticket)
VLC / Video Player Crash[edit]
The following workaround can be used.
VLC -> Tools -> Preferences -> Video -> Output -> X11 -> Save
Network Manager Systray Unmanaged Devices[edit]
Short answer: Unmanaged devices are unrelated to Whonix functioning and shouldn't concern the user.
Long answer: [2]
Qubes-Whonix[edit]
Unexpected timedatectl NTP Result[edit]
When sys-whonix launches in Qubes-Whonix 13, a false positive warning appears stating:
ERROR: Systemd Clock Check Result: Unexpected results by timedatectl. timedatectl_output_pretty: Local time: Fri 2018-01-12 14:04:59 UTC Universal time: Fri 2018-01-12 14:04:59 UTC RTC time: Fri 2018-01-12 14:04:06 Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000) NTP enabled: yes NTP synchronized: no RTC in local TZ: no DST active: n/a It is generally recommended to keep the default as per Whonix Design. [1] If you did not change timezone related settings, please report this Whonix bug. If you know what you are doing and changed this on purpose, feel free to disable this check. [2] [1] https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Design-Shared#timezone [2] Create a file /etc/whonix.d/50_whonixcheck_user and add: whonixcheck_skip_functions+=" check_systemd_clock "
Although NTP is enabled, it is inactive (dead) and does not pose any threat to anonymity. This problem has been rectified in the Whonix 14 release.
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In Qubes R3.2, anon-whonix in Whonix 14 does not have Qubes appmenus (start menu) entries by default. These must be manually added:
Qubes appmenu -> anon-whonix -> Add more shortcuts
This issue has been fixed in Qubes R4. [3]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1764
- ↑
Whonix doesn't use network manager to manage either eth0 or eth1.
- In Non-Qubes-Whonix, networking is managed by ifupdown.
- Qubes-Whonix uses a custom /lib/systemd/system/qubes-whonix-network.service and is unaffected by this issue.
All attempts to fix this long-standing issue have failed. Help is welcome to fix it.
Fix Unmanaged Devices Network Manager
- ↑ To fix this in Qubes R3.2, developers would need to backport Qubes-Whonix salt:
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