Page Whonix for Windows, macOS, Linux inside VirtualBox and Whonix for Windows, macOS, Linux inside VirtualBox was updated just now to add:
Recommended VirtualBox version: 6.1.6
The version number will be updated in the wiki (not here!) when possible.
Dedicated chapter Recommended Version has an elaborate footnote:
Whonix ™
15.0.1.3.4was built and tested with VirtualBox version6.1.6. Newer VirtualBox are untested by Whonix ™ developers and can cause issues such as instability (VirtualBox suddenly closing, host freezing, black screen).Newer VirtualBox versions are hard to install on Debian
buster. Perhaps the VirtualBox host software is available (even as a Debian package) but VirtualBox guest additions are not available as a Debian package. Using an older version of VirtualBox guest additions (such as the pre-installed ones) might lead to broken functionality such as inability to resize the VM or instability. Installation of VirtualBox guest additions from ISO might also cause issues. [archive]Therefore we are stuck with VirtualBox version
6.1.6.References:
- VirtualBox Unavailable in Debian stable and backports due to Debian Stable Security Maintenance Issues
- Debian VirtualBox feature request: upload to Debian fasttrack [archive]
- Debian fasttrack feature request: please add VirtualBox to fasttrack [archive]
- Missing dependencies on Buster for Virtualbox 6.1.6 [archive]
- VirtualBox feature request: Guest Additions Debian Packages unavailable from Oracle Repository [archive]
- building VirtualBox from source code failing and nobody could fix it [archive], and again [archive].
- Debian’s
checkbackport[archive] stating [archive] that creating a backport from DebiansidVirtualBox source package is not possible.- Missing dependencies on Buster for Virtualbox 6.1.6 [archive]
- Installing VirtualBox on Debian 10 / Debian buster / buster-backports / fasttrack [archive]
- call for help