✘ Outdated: Installed whonix-workstation-packages-dependencies 1.9-1 is outdated!
You should update.
You can automatically update using Whonix’s internal updater. Please update using:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
But this never seems to work for me… o packs found and installed everytime… what do I need to do?
Backup = copy data you care about. Bookmarks, text files, etc. If you don’t have any, never mind. In that case, don’t update, just get a new version. Easier.
Imagine, you deleted everything and started fresh. Or imagine you started new on a new computer. What files would you miss? Stuff that you cannot easily download again? That’s not most programs you can download and install using apt-get. -> That’s somewhat an explanation of what user data is. That’s what you’re supposed to backup.
So, you mean to tell me that unless I upgrade, that my Whonix is completely vulnerable? If its unsupported then why am I still receiving the updates via Whonix check?
I have gigs and gigs of data that I need to back up and i have tons of programs installed…youre telling me im going to have to reinstall and download everything?
I dont even know how to back up all the data I have…how can I attach an external HD to whonix to save everything.
Seems like an easier alternative to an update could have been designed.
So, you mean to tell me that unless I upgrade, that my Whonix is completely vulnerable?
The easy answer is "yes". No one looks into these versions anymore. Debian oldstable (currently: wheezy) which old versions of Whonix are based on have very little funding/manpower. (source: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Funding https://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html)
If its unsupported then why am I still receiving the updates via Whonix check?
Because updates via apt-get are never purposely broken.
I have gigs and gigs of data that I need to back up and i have tons of programs installed...youre telling me im going to have to reinstall and download everything?
Yes.
I dont even know how to back up all the data I have..
If you care about not losing all data, you should have backups anyway. Data not at least backed up twice can be considered deleted.
how can I attach an external HD to whonix to save everything.
Depends on virtuallizer. VirtualBox? ... VirtualBox:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/File_Transfer#Adding_USB_device_to_VirtualBox
Power off>workstation settings>shared folders>(create a folder named shared?) (what path? I choose a truecrypt volume)>select auto>(dont see an option to “make permanent”)
once I figure this out it, i just start workstation back up and mount the folder with a command…move what I need to transfer over to the updated whonix? The folder will be saved into whatever path I choose and once I boot up the new whonix i Mount the same way and move my stuff into whonix?
once I figure this out it, i just start workstation back up and mount the folder with a command..move what I need to transfer over to the updated whonix? The folder will be saved into whatever path I choose and once I boot up the new whonix i Mount the same way and move my stuff into whonix?
Basically,
1. get data out of old vm
2. get data into new vm.
Ok, so im no longer getting the error when i enter the command to mount…but it just returns to a new command line without saying anything??? What am i doing wrong here… I just wanna get my stuff backed up to a shared folder and into the new whonix once I install it.