Started to get these errors during Qubes-Whonix update:
Refreshing package infoRefreshing available packages.
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Cannot reproduce.
Related documentation chapter: Non-functional Onion Services
deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion Unreachable since 2 days:
Updating who18ws
Refreshing package info
Refreshing available packages.
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Refreshed.
W:Ignoring file 'qubes-r4.list.old' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension, W:Ignoring file 'qubes-r4.list.old' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension, E:Failed to fetch tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082], E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Hit:1 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease
Hit:2 tor+https://fasttrack.debian.net/debian-fasttrack trixie-fasttrack InRelease
Hit:3 tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion trixie InRelease
Hit:4 tor+http://deb.qubesosfasa4zl44o4tws22di6kepyzfeqv3tg4e3ztknltfxqrymdad.onion/r4.3/vm trixie InRelease
Hit:5 tor+https://fasttrack.debian.net/debian-fasttrack trixie-backports-staging InRelease
Hit:6 tor+http://5ajw6aqf3ep7sijnscdzw77t7xq4xjpsy335yb2wiwgouo7yfxtjlmid.onion/debian-security trixie-security InRelease
Hit:7 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie InRelease
Ign:8 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Hit:9 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie-updates InRelease
Ign:8 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Hit:10 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie-backports InRelease
Ign:8 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Err:8 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082]
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Cannot reproduce.
The onion resolved half an hour ago, and I was able to update/upgrade my whonix template.
Haven’t you noticed this connection problem to the onion in the last 2 days? At all?
Got another weird problem. Using Tor Browser, home page, click on forum link I get unable to connect. Using Startpage, Whonix, forum, I get the clearnet page. Click on the onion available icon I get the same unable to connect. Its like the onion site is down for me. I dont know any other onion sites to try. On the home page, click the link to test if using Tor, it tells me I am. Also updates work fine with no errors. The ahmia search page loads fine with an onion address. Did I not pay the bill?
PS, Tor Browser on host, I can get to the Whonix Onion site. I am using kvm whonix. Ideas? Thanks for any help.
The Whonix Forum Onion URL works for me, so here are a few ideas:
Unreachable again. Just now:
Updating who18ws
Refreshing package info
Refreshing available packages.
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
Refreshed.
Fail to refresh InRelease: tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease from tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease
W:Ignoring file 'qubes-r4.list.old' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension, W:Ignoring file 'qubes-r4.list.old' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension, E:Failed to fetch tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082], E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Hit:1 tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion trixie InRelease
Hit:2 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease
Hit:3 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie InRelease
Hit:4 tor+http://deb.qubesosfasa4zl44o4tws22di6kepyzfeqv3tg4e3ztknltfxqrymdad.onion/r4.3/vm trixie InRelease
Hit:5 tor+https://fasttrack.debian.net/debian-fasttrack trixie-fasttrack InRelease
Hit:6 tor+http://5ajw6aqf3ep7sijnscdzw77t7xq4xjpsy335yb2wiwgouo7yfxtjlmid.onion/debian-security trixie-security InRelease
Hit:7 tor+https://fasttrack.debian.net/debian-fasttrack trixie-backports-staging InRelease
Hit:8 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie-updates InRelease
Ign:9 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Hit:10 tor+http://2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian trixie-backports InRelease
Ign:9 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Ign:9 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Err:9 tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion trixie InRelease
Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082]
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch tor+http://deb.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/dists/trixie/InRelease Connection failed [IP: 127.0.0.1 8082]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
I can confirm that this issue is specific to the Whonix onion deb repository. Kicksecure’s deb repository is currently reachable, onion or not, and Whonix’s deb repository is also currently reachable.
The same onion is still unreachable after 9 hours now.
I came back online like this morning.
Thanks for the reply FranklyFlawless. I fixed this problem. 1. TB is most recent. 2. Restarting the host did not fix. 3. This did not fix, but I waited 10 minutes, did it again, did not fix, waited again. Repeat and fixed. This is way beyond my abilities to explain.
Is the tor domain of the website down for any known cause?
dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion
This problem has returned. This is what it says: The connection was refused when attempting to contact forums.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion.
Connection not encrypted
This only happens to Whonix Onion site. Kicksecure Onion works fine. I made no changes to tor-browser and the gateway. My previous fix does not work. Has the website address somehow become an exception somewhere in the gateway? I can work around this problem. Thanks
Is down, I’ve tested it in 3 machines and two different devices
The webpage at http://forums.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
Hi folks, I had to register this account over clearnet to say… I cannot access the onion version of either this forum or the whonix homepage. This has been the case for the last couple of days. I tried new circuits, new identity, restart Whonix Gateway, everything. I have good reason to believe the onion website is down.
Who shall we contact? Besides this post, I saw another by @spartack in the Website category with no response. Maybe the onion website maintainer cannot see these posts either because they also prefer to connect via onion? 
By the way, the Kicksecure onion has been working just fine since I registered over onion a few days ago. Same username, if you’re curious.
Tor network issues presumably:
The connection was refused when attempting to contact forums.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion.
I have this issue constantly, the forum seems to be down more often than it is up these days. It has not been like this in previous years, ever. It is not a circuit issue, because it doesn’t time out; rather “connection is refused”.
After writing this it was down for 12 hours. It is now down again. I no longer expect the onion forum to be available when I open it. I hope this is investigated sooner rather than later.
No action planned. As per:
https://forums.whonix.org/t/forum-onion-unable-to-connect/23107/8