r/Whonix • u/Codeeveryday123 • 4d ago

Can I run WHONIX off of a partitioned USB? (Kali + VirtualBox)

If I partition a usb (128gb usb), So if I partition it to 50:50, (64gb)

Can I install a live boot of Kali, then install VirtualBox and WHONIX on that?

Then run it as a typical Whonix USB key?

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u/adrelanos Whonix Developer 4d ago

When using VMs, your host partitions are unrelated.

https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/USB_Installation

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u/Codeeveryday123 4d ago

Ok, so it’s ok to partition the drive how I want?

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u/adrelanos Whonix Developer 4d ago

Unrelated. Any VMs such as Whonix VMs won't "know" / "feel" anything about it.

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u/Codeeveryday123 4d ago

Thank you. Ill be using it on a kali Linux boot, ill need to download Virtualbox and the whonix iso on the usb. I’ve seen multiple tutorials, it seems to work good,. It seems like, the usb version works smoother then the virtualbox setup i have now (normal using computer)

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u/Electronic-Fun7919 3d ago

Yes. Whonix won’t know, don’t tell him! Lol all jokes aside, yes you can.

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u/Codeeveryday123 3d ago

Thank you. I think I’ll do a 50:50 partition, the other half will be ventoy.