Whonix 17.2.0.1 - All Platforms - Point Release!

[Patrick]

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Major Changes

• updated Kicksecure
• connect to public Tor network by default / avoid Anon Connection Wizard (ACW) popup at first boot
• Whonix-Firewall
  • ported from iptables to nftables
  • Improved code quality. (shellcheck, styling, clarity, refactoring, nounset, removed code duplication) (Thanks to Ben Grande!)
• towards IPv6 support
• towards Whonix-Host Operating System Live ISO, Whonix-Host Installer
• towards Bisq 2 support
• updated Tor
• updated Tor Browser
• Qubes-Whonix
  • improved port from pulseaudio to pipewire for audio support - #36 by apparatius
  • use Qubes UpdatesProxy tinyproxy with socks instead of transparent torification
• KVM
  • Increase Whonix-Gateway RAM to 1280 MB and Whonix-Workstation RAM to 2048 MB to be on par with Whonix for VirtualBox for simplified maintenance effort
  • KVM image building and signing is now done by Patrick. (signed message by HulaHoop)

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Full difference of all changes

https://github.com/Whonix/derivative-maker/compare/17.1.3.1-developers-only…17.2.0.1-developers-only