Kicksecure ™ for VirtualBox with CLI

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Kicksecure ™ CLI in VirtualBox

Ambox warning pn.svg.png Kicksecure ™ with command line interface (CLI) is a version suited for advanced users -- those who want Kicksecure ™ without a graphical user interface (GUI). Everyone else should install the user-friendly Kicksecure ™ VirtualBox with GUI Xfce.

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Please follow these steps to install Kicksecure ™ CLI for VirtualBox.

1 Download Kicksecure ™ CLI

Kicksecure ™ CLI is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux

Download Kicksecure ™ CLI (FREE!) WINDOWS OSX LINUX onion link

Optional: Verify the Kicksecure ™ Images cryptographically.

Version: 16.0.9.8

notice Digital signatures can increase security but this requires knowledge. Learn more about digital software signature verification.

Icon-download.png Download Kicksecure ™ CLI The Web Archive Onion Version
Icon-openpgp.png OpenPGP Signature The Web Archive Onion Version
Icon-sha512.png sha512 The Web Archive Onion Version
Icon-sha512openpgp.png sha512 OpenPGP The Web Archive Onion Version
Icon-sha512signify.png sha512 Signify The Web Archive Onion Version
Icon-key.png Verify images using this Signing Key

How to verify the Kicksecure ™ Images : Kicksecure ™ virtual machine images are cryptographically signed by Kicksecure ™ developer Patrick Schleizer using OpenPGP and signify.

Do you already how to perform digital software verification using an OpenPGP and/or signify key?

2 Install VirtualBox

Download and install VirtualBox for your operating system.

Download VirtualBox for Windows (FREE!) WINDOWS

Optional: Digital software verification.

VirtualBox for Windows is not signed with OpenPGP / gpg. It is signed with authenticode.

After downloading the VirtualBox installer exe and starting it, the user should verify that sure that Verified publisher: is Oracle Corporation.

Figure: Windows digital software verification window for VirtualBox

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Download VirtualBox for macOS (FREE!) OSX

Optional: Digital software verification.

VirtualBox for macOS is not signed with OpenPGP / gpg. It is notarized for macOS's gatekeeper. See also Apple's official documentation Safely open apps on your Macarchive.org.

Ubuntu host operating systems:

Tested on October 2022 using Ubuntu version 22.04. Older versions are not recommended.

1. On the host.

Open a terminal.

2. Update the package lists.

sudo apt update

3. Install VirtualBox and Linux kernel headers.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends virtualbox linux-headers-generic

4. Add your current user to group vboxusers. [1]

sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxusers

5. Done.

The procedure of installing the VirtualBox host software is complete.

Ubuntu Software Center can be used to install VirtualBox. The process is similar to installation of most other applications.

This only works for users with computers that do not have "SecureBoot" enabled. If the user's computer is using "SecureBoot" the user need to either disable "SecureBoot" in the BIOS or use the command line based instructions. [2]

1. Open the start menu.

2. Click on the Ubuntu Software Center icon.

Figure: Ubuntu Software Center icon

Ubuntu Software icon

3. Click on the magnifying glass to search. → Type virtualbox. → Press enter. → In the search results, click on VirtualBox.

Figure: Ubuntu Software Center - Search For VirtualBox

search for virtualbox

4. Click on Install and wait.

Figure: Ubuntu Software Center Search Result

Install Virtualbox

5. Installation of VirtualBox has been completed.

When the installation has completed, the install icon changes to the uninstall icon. Do not click the uninstall button.

Figure: Ubuntu Software Center - VirtualBox has been installed

Uninstall Virtualbox

6. Click on Show Applications. → Click on Virtual Box start the VirtualBox graphical user interface (GUI).

Figure: Ubuntu Software Center #4

Show Applications

7. Done.

The procedure of installing and starting VirtualBox is complete.

Debian host operating systems:

  • These instructions are for host operating systems running Debian bullseye, which is recommended.
  • Other Debian releases might work, but this is untested. In case of other Debian release:
    See also "Linux host operating systems" below.
    See also "Linux" on the right.
  • To acquire the Recommended VirtualBox version tested with Kicksecure ™, package virtualbox should be installed from Debian fasttrack repositoryarchive.org according to the following instructions. [3]

1. On the host.

Open a terminal.

2. Add Debian the fasttrack repository.

Update the package lists.

sudo apt update

Install the Debian fasttrack signing key.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends fasttrack-archive-keyring

Add the Debian fasttrack repository.

echo 'deb https://fasttrack.debian.net/debian/ bullseye-fasttrack main contrib non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fasttrack.list

3. Add Debian the backports repository. [4]

echo 'deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main contrib non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list

4. Update the package lists again. [5]

sudo apt update

5. Install VirtualBox and Linux kernel headers.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends virtualbox linux-headers-$(dpkg --print-architecture)

6. Add your current user to group vboxusers. [1]

sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxusers

7. Done.

The procedure of installing the VirtualBox host software is complete.

Kicksecure ™ host operating systems:

Instructions for Kicksecure ™ are simpler than instructions for Debian. [6]

1. On the host.

Open a terminal.

2. Update package lists.

sudo apt update

3. Install VirtualBox and Linux kernel headers.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends virtualbox

4. Add your current user to group vboxusers. [1]

sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxusers

5. Done.

The procedure of installing the VirtualBox host software is complete.

Hosts using a non-Debian operating system:

  • Install VirtualBox as per the normal mechanism for your Linux distribution. No special instructions for Kicksecure ™ are required. The installation of a recent VirtualBox host software is unspecific to Kicksecure ™. Consult the documentation of your Linux distribution.
  • Kicksecure ™ has has been tested with, expects VirtualBox version latest.
  • For example the outdated VirtualBox version 5.2.18 is incompatible.

info General recommendations for users using Linux as a host operating system:

  • Linux kernel version:
    • The recommended host Linux kernel version is the same version that Debian bullseye is using, see linux-image-amd64archive.org.
    • Newer host Linux kernel versions are likely to break VirtualBox VMs in many ways since these are unsupported by VirtualBox. [7]
  • Host operating system: The recommended host Linux distributions are:
    • preferebly the stable version of Kicksecure ™ 16, or
    • Debian Linuxarchive.org version bullseye.

3 Import Kicksecure ™ into VirtualBox

For Kicksecure ™ VirtualBox import instructions, please press on expand on the right.

Start VirtualBox
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Click on File then choose Import Appliance...
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Navigate and select Kicksecure ™ image and press next
Select whonix ova image3.png

Do NOT change anything! Just click on Import
Click import4.png

Then press Agree
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Wait until Kicksecure ™ .ova has been imported
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Now start both Kicksecure ™ and Kicksecure ™
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Miscellaneous

There are also Video Tutorials.

If you still need help, please check the Support page.

For command line import instructions, see footnote. [8]

4 Start Kicksecure ™

Start VirtualBox → Double-click Kicksecure.

First time user / Docs / Troubleshooting

First time users information

Kicksecure ™ default admin password is: changeme default username: user
default password: changeme

first time users warning Warning:

If you have no idea how Kicksecure ™ works, then read the Design and Goals, Kicksecure ™ Limitations and Tips on Remaining Safe pages to decide whether Kicksecure ™ is the right tool for you based on its limitations.

See Also

For additional VirtualBox guides and information, please press on expand on the right.

Help Wanted

Footnotes → press Expand

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Optional: See: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html#install-linux-vboxusersarchive.org Also spams ~/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log log if not done.
  2. ↑ This is unspecific to Kicksecure ™. This is because during package installation of a package that requires kernel modules when "SecureBoot" is enabled, Ubuntu's dkms is prompting the user for a password to encrypt the key which will be used to enroll the kernel module signing key. This is Ubuntu usability issue. It is unknown if any bug report / feature request for this exists. Please contribute, research, report this issue on Ubuntu's issue tracker.
  3. ↑ This is non-ideal The Web Archive Onion Version but required since VirtualBox in unavailable in official Debian bullseye repository and difficult to install due to VirtualBox Installation Challenges. Alternatively you could install VirtualBox from the Oracle (virtualbox.org) Repository, but this comes with different risks. VirtualBox might be updated by VirtualBox developers before being tested with Kicksecure ™ which could then lead to issues. (Described in footnote here.)
  4. ↑ This is required because the Debian fasttrack repository depends on the Debian the backports repository.
  5. ↑ This is to acquire the Debian fasttrack repository package sources.
  6. ↑ This is because by Kicksecure ™ default:
  7. ↑ https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17055#comment:3archive.org
  8. ↑ On the Linux platform.
    1. Read License Agreement: vboxmanage import Kicksecure-XFCE-16.0.9.8.ova --vsys 0 --eula show --vsys 1 --eula show 2. Import Kicksecure and Kicksecure ™. vboxmanage import Kicksecure-XFCE-16.0.9.8.ova --vsys 0 --eula accept --vsys 1 --eula accept
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