Can I use OnionShare 2.4 in VirtualBox environment(Whonix-XFCE-16.0.3.1)?

IlIlIl · October 30, 2021, 3:52pm

When I downloaded OnionShare as a guide from the Whonix wiki, the version of OnionShare is 2.2. The 2.2 version does not include the Chat function, so I want to install and use the 2.4 version, is there a way?

Patrick · October 30, 2021, 5:16pm

If installing (and digital software verification) from source code perhaps.

Undocumented.

Not sure it was documented that way before. Maybe it’s still in the wiki history if it was.

//cc @torjunkie

torjunkie · October 30, 2021, 11:23pm

For flatpak instructions (v2.4), see: Dev/OnionShare - Whonix

It is also possible to install using snap, or from the command line (make sure to verify PGP signature if using the command line):

https://docs.onionshare.org/2.4/en/install.html#install-in-linux

Patrick · October 31, 2021, 7:08am

OnionShare - Whonix mentions:

Installation using flatpak is discouraged because it leads to Tor over Tor.

Quite likely having similar issues.

Patrick · January 2, 2022, 10:37am

Dev/OnionShare - Whonix

Flatpak installed OnionShare does not listen on all network interfaces but 127.0.0.1 only. It is therefore unreachable from Whonix-Gateway ™. This is because file /usr/share/anon-ws-base-files/workstation does not exist inside the Flatpak folder.

related:

github.com

onionshare/onionshare/blob/main/cli/onionshare_cli/web/web.py#L360_L364


      
              host = "0.0.0.0"
          else:
              host = "127.0.0.1"
          
          self.running = True
          if self.mode == "chat":
              self.socketio.run(self.app, host=host, port=port)
          else:
              try:
                  self.waitress = create_server(
                      self.app,
                      host=host,
                      port=port,
                      clear_untrusted_proxy_headers=True,
                      ident="OnionShare",
                  )
                  self.waitress.run()
              except Exception as e:
                  if not self.waitress.shutdown:
                      raise WaitressException(f"Error starting Waitress: {e}")

Does the following help?

sudo mkdir /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.onionshare.OnionShare/current/active/files/share/anon-ws-base-files

sudo touch /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.onionshare.OnionShare/current/active/files/share/anon-ws-base-files/workstation