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Whonix installation

For this hands on installation, we'll use VirtualBox. You can find VirtualBox for download at the following URL:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Perform the following steps to install Whonix:

Download the version that's appropriate for your host operating system and install it
Install VirtualBox in the manner that's appropriate for your host OS
Import the Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation OVA files into VirtualBox, as an appliance
Double-click on the Whonix-Gateway and Whonix-Workstation objects in VirtualBox to start them
Finish the configuration
Start Tor Browser

You can see the step-by-step instructions (for steps 3-6) here: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/VirtualBox/CLI

To import Whonix into VirtualBox, ...

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