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Updating Whonix in Qubes

It is important to keep your Whonix templates current as to get important security updates.

Configure Whonix TemplateVM proxy settings

TemplateVM Proxy Settings

Open the Whonix Terminals

Launch Terminal for both whonix-gw and whonix-ws TemplateVMs and then perform the following steps to both TemplateVMs

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

The output should look similar to this.

Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates Release.gpg

Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates Release

Hit http://deb.torproject.org jessie Release.gpg

Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release.gpg

Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://deb.torproject.org jessie Release
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib i386 Packages
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free i386 Packages
Hit http://deb.torproject.org jessie/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en

Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/contrib i386 Packages

Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free Translation-en

Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/non-free i386 Packages

Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en

Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en

Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en

Ign http://deb.torproject.org jessie/main Translation-en_US

Ign http://deb.torproject.org jessie/main Translation-en

Reading package lists... Done

However, if what you see is different or you see the word WARNING: you should look at our troubleshooting documentation for Debian and Whonix.

Restart Services after Upgrading

After upgrading either (easy) reboot.

sudo reboot

Restart after Kernel Upgrades

When linux-image-... was upgraded, reboot is required to profit from security updates.

Operating System Updates

Shutdown Whonix TemplateVM

Qubes VM Manager -> right clock on TemplateVM -> Shutdown VM

Restart / Update Whonix VMs

If new updates were available and installed, you will need to either simply restart your running Whonix-Gateway ProxyVMs and running Whonix-Workstation AppVMs for them to be updated -- or alternatively apply this same update process again to your running VMs if not wanting to restart them right away.