Whonix 17 (Debian bookworm based) will switch back to acquire Tor from the usual packages.debian.org.
1. Use the Tor LTS version from the official Debian package repository:
packages.debian.org
Updated Tor integration in Whonix ™ Development Notes chapter Tor Version in Whonix wiki just now.
Tor 0.4.8.9-1~d12.bookworm+1 (from deb.torproject.org) is now in the Whonix 17 testers repository.
Just testers? Looks like it’s available to all channels now or do you mean something else?
Tor 0.4.8.9-1~d12.bookworm+1 (from deb.torproject.org ) is now in all Whonix 17 repositories.
Unfortunately the vanguards bug was not fixed.
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Reverted as per:
4 posts were split to a new topic: Tor version 0.4.7.16 in Whonix 17 is now considered obsolete. Any action required?
Just now got upgraded by debian:
[workstation user ~]% apt policy tor
tor:
Installed: 0.4.8.10-1~bpo12+1
That is backports. You can see all versions here.
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yep, so users of whonix will get this upgrade becaue BP repo is enabled by default.
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Nope. Packages from backports are only installed if explicitly requested by using -t --target-release. Otherwise would be a too much with many backports updates all the time.
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No not correct, i just got it with apt update/full-upgrade normally
because the BP already enabled by default.
doesnt need to be explicitly called.
extraextra via Whonix Forum:
No, backports really aren’t upgraded to by default. Documented with evidence (in a footnote) just now here:
System-Wide Upgrade to Backports
However, once you manually install from backports, you will keep getting upgrades from backports, I think.
Why do you have the newer Tor version installed then? Because it was uploaded to the project Kicksecure repository for a few days.
(Whonix is based on Kicksecure.)
Citation required.
If you have the newer version, it is recommended to revert to Debian stable version as per:
Tor Version Downgrade
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Now also in stable-proposed-updates.
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