Persistent Errors in DKMS Build and Tor Browser Downloader For Whonix

Hello everyone.

Here is the context, I have a Macbook M3 on which I installed Whonix 17.2.8.7-developers-only by my machine with UTM after building it with Debian 12.8.0.

1. Initial installation :

• I launch the Gateway then the Workstation in UTM and I encounter problems when trying to start Tor.

• After this error I try to go through the terminal to enter the command update-torbrowser –resume and I get an invalid SSL certificate error.

2. Manual Tor Installation:

• I followed the documentation for manual Tor installation, but I encountered an error related to the configuration of the tirdad-dkms package and other dependencies that cause problems when I try to build and configure these modules with the command: sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

• When I tried to install or configure the required packages (tirdad-dkms, tirdad, non-qubes-enhancements-cli, non-qubes-whonix-workstation-cli, non-qubes-whonix-workstation-xfce, non-qubes-enhancements-gui), I received dependency problems and errors related to unconfigured packages.

3. DKMS Build Errors:

• After doing some research on the forum, I came to the conclusion that I need to try to build the tirdad DKMS module by modifying the Makefile to add KERNELRELEASE support, but the process failed.

• The logs suggested issues still related to the kernel version and the module compilation. Despite several attempts, including running several sudo commands: sudo dkms build -m tirdad -v 0.1 etc … I still could not resolve the issue.

Help Request:

• I am currently unable to configure or install the necessary packages due to persistent errors in the DKMS build process and dependency issues.

• Can you please tell me how to resolve these package configuration and DKMS build errors? I am looking for steps that can help me identify and fix missing dependencies or kernel/module compilation issues.

• If needed, I can provide more specific log details or configuration outputs.

Thanks for your help!

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Quote https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Support:

Tip: Be careful not to confuse Tor with Tor Browser in discussions, as this can lead to misunderstandings.


As for Tor Browser for ARM64, you can follow here: ARM64 Tor Browser - #21 by Patrick

For tirdad for ARM64, you can follow here: TCP ISN CPU Information Leak Protection - tirdad - #33 by Patrick

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