I posted a discussion earlier this week after installing Whonix for the first time in a while. After discovering that it can now be launched in live mode, I think we should make a clear stance to either encourage the usage of live mode or avoid it altogether. Without extra clarification, I’m afraid…

I have only tested and used Whonix on Qubes where this is unavailable. How prevalent is non-Qubes usage of Whonix actually? Our current stance on Whonix is: Whonix is best used in conjunction with Qubes . Maybe it is actually better to say this is the only way we recommend using it, and YMMV for…

[image] jonah: However, I am not sure what benefits this live mode would have over the disposable anon-whonix VM in Qubes. From Qubes’ documentation: Disposables and Local Forensics At this time, disposables should not be relied upon to circumvent local forensics, as they do not run enti…

[image] anon65804091: At this time, disposables should not be relied upon to circumvent local forensics Yeah that’s exactly what I mean though. If Whonix live mode can’t be relied upon for antiforensics (which I believe is true) then it has no advantage over Qubes disposable VMs, which also …

[image] jonah: Edit: I’m not sure if Kicksecure Live is a trustworthy antiforensics OS like you are suggesting, is there documentation on that? [image] Clarify our stance on Whonix Live Mode Site Development https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Live_Mode provides more in…

So, Tails only has the advantage on read-only mediums like DVD-R, according to Kicksecure. [image] grub-live - boot an existing Host OS or VM into Live Mode Add a Live Mode entry to the grub boot menu on your existing Debian host platform. Stop Persistent Malware. Read-only mode. Make a…

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jerm April 4, 2025, 4:50pm 2

Live Mode for Kicksecure provides more info than the current Whonix wiki for the current topic. (Whonix is based on Kicksecure)

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