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Tor configuration file.

Open the file /usr/local/etc/torrc.d/50_user.conf in a text editor of your choice with administrative rights.

1 Sysmaint notice.

Ensure the VM has administrative (sudo / root) access first. See also sysmaint.

2 Platform specific. Select your platform.

Non-Qubes-Whonix

Requires booting into sysmaint session or unrestricted admin mode.

Graphical Whonix-Gateway USER Session

This is not possible.

Graphical Whonix-Gateway SYSMAINT Session

If you are using a graphical Whonix-Gateway booted into PERSISTENT Mode | SYSMAINT Session, take the following step.

System Maintenance Panel -> Open Terminal -> run /usr/libexec/gateway-shortcuts/torrc

Graphical Whonix-Gateway Unrestricted Admin Mode

If you are using a graphical Whonix-Gateway and enabled unrestricted admin mode, take the following step.

Start Menu -> System Tools -> Tor User Config

Terminal Whonix-Gateway

If you are using Whonix-Gateway with command line interface (CLI), take the following step. sudoedit /usr/local/etc/torrc.d/50_user.conf

Qubes-Whonix

Requires booting into sysmaint session or unrestricted admin mode.

Graphical Qubes-Whonix

If you are using Qubes-Whonix^™ with a graphical desktop, take the following step.

Qubes App Launcher (blue/grey "Q") -> Service -> Whonix-Gateway™ ProxyVM (commonly named sys-whonix) -> Tor User Config

Terminal Qubes-Whonix

If you are using Qubes-Whonix^™ with a terminal, open a terminal in sys-whonix and run the following command.

sudoedit /usr/local/etc/torrc.d/50_user.conf

EDITORS NOTICE: The start menu entries mentioned on this wiki page all use sudoedit internally. There is no need to specifically instruct the user to use sudoedit for better security.

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