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anon-connection-wizard:

• update default bridges

dist-base-files:

• Update motd copyright year It's still outdated in various other files (both website and packages), but with this fix users will be greeted on the terminal with the correct copyright info. (Thanks to Andrea Varesio!)

genmkfile:

• variables

helper-scripts:

• rewrite usr/libexec/helper-scripts/repair_torrc.py in bash usr/libexec/helper-scripts/repair-torrc
• Hardened Malloc Original was renamed to Hardened Malloc Default

kicksecure-meta-packages:

• add iotop to kicksecure-recommended-cli

monero-gui:

• monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.17.3.2.tar.bz2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501150445/https://github.com/monero-project/monero-gui/releases/tag/v0.17.3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430025141/https://downloads.getmonero.org/gui/monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.17.3.2.tar.bz2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525112107/https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt
• new file: maintenance-prepare-new not part of package being built
• new file: maintenance-delete-old not part of package being built
• delete for upcoming update

msgcollector:

• fix warning "tb_updater_gui:141: DeprecationWarning: an integer is required (got type float)" Thanks to TNT_BOM_BOM for the bug report! https://forums.whonix.org/t/tb-updater-gui-deprecationwarning-an-integer-is-required-got-type-float/13706
• fix for DeprecationWarning: an integer is required (got type float). Implicit conversion to integers using __int__ is deprecated, and may be removed in a future version of Python.

repository-dist:

• remove deprecated legacy parameter `--refresh-keys`
• fix, restore usage information if no parameters are given
• default to plain-tls-tor https://forums.whonix.org/t/tool-to-onionize-all-apt-sources/13367/28
• single file to be changed (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• whonix double repo parse Signed-off-by: nyxnor <nyxnor@protonmail.com> (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• autodetect OS; block kicksecure from enabling whonix repo Signed-off-by: nyxnor <nyxnor@protonmail.com> (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add transports (Thanks to nyxnor!)

sdwdate:

• fix, add to systemd SystemCallFilter mremap prctl
• Update 30_default.conf (Thanks to TNT BOM BOM!)
• Update 30_default.conf (Thanks to TNT BOM BOM!)
• onion-tester maintenance script: no longer create file in working directory terminal output only
• Fix syscall whitelist for Python 3.10.x on PowerPC Necessary for Debian Sid ppc64 and ppc64el. I have no idea whether a similar change is needed on x86 or ARM. Also no idea what attack surface is introduced by that syscall. (Thanks to Jeremy Rand!)
• AppArmor: explicitly allow network access Fixes https://forums.whonix.org/t/sdwdate-apparmor-profile-broken-on-bookworm/13521 (Thanks to Jeremy Rand!)
• Fix syscall whitelist for bookworm on ppc64el Both added syscalls were already whitelisted for ARM. It's not obvious to me why they only started mattering for ppc64el on Bookworm and higher (Bullseye unaffected), but seems worth fixing. (Thanks to Jeremy Rand!)
• lower debugging

security-misc:

• hide-hardware-info: disable selinux whitelist by default (Thanks to 0xC0ncord!)
• hide-hardware-info: make indentation consistent (Thanks to 0xC0ncord!)
• hide-hardware-info: re-enable restrictions on sysfs when using SELinux When using SELinux, restrict the parts of sysfs explicitly to ensure restrictions are working as expected. (Thanks to 0xC0ncord!)

setup-dist:

• prevent eventual autostart in future Qubes versions

setup-wizard-dist:

• fix: do not autostart in Kicksecure for Qubes
• Kicksecure

systemcheck:

• Hardened Malloc Original was renamed to Hardened Malloc Default
• Hardened Malloc Original was renamed to Hardened Malloc Full
• fix check journal if journal is longer then operating system ARG_MAX limit

tb-updater:

• alpha tbb_hardcoded_version="11.5a11"
• tbb_hardcoded_version="11.0.13"
• tbb_hardcoded_version="11.0.7"

timesanitycheck:

• update usr/share/timesanitycheck/minimum_unixtime

tor-control-panel:

• update default bridges
• remove tor-control-panel.service since running repair-torrc does not belong into this package

tor-ctrl:

• improve usage and less repeated code https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• explain which socket failed and which worked https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• sort socket per tor system https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• var: don't compare integers, compare if empty or not (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• enhance socket selection https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• sort socket per tor system https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• info about which socket it connected https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• try TBB socket and env var till finding something https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• do not ommit exits from normal streams (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• make less connections to the controller when possible (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix duplicate https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• tor-ctrl-observer https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• misc (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• the typo https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/30 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• the typo https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/30 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• do no share circuits on public forums https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/30 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• shellcheck (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fi https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• restore also from file, not just folders https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• restore from a singe file https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• finish permanent mode https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix return carriage https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix return carriage https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• small fixes to permanent mode (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• introducing permanent onion mode https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/26 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• don't print exits on stream private mode https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix again 250 hide https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix ^250 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• tone down warning on private mode https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• remove DIR_FETCH from private tor-ctrl-stream https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/28 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• small changes to -onion (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add TBB instructions fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/27 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix tor-ctrl-onion port arg (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• grep fixed strings where to avoid problems with ipv6 relays (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• invert hostname order (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• grep fixed string to not fail on [] fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/25 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add tor as a dependency as we use --verify-config (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• configure.sh (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add newline (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• make streams without circuits cleaner (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• onion hostname is only lower-case (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix max stream close circuit (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix tor-ctrl-onion max streams (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add nonanonymous and maxtreams for tor-ctrl-onion https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/17 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add ONION_CLIENT_AUTH_{ADD,REMOVE,VIEW} to tor-ctrl-onion https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/24 and https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/17 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• remove shift from getopts (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• check if tor-ctrl is installed to use secondary scripts (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix V3Auth (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• initial tor-ctrl-onion https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/17 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix double quoting (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/21 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• move hostname to inside () fix for https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/22 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix catting no file for the first run fix for https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/22 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• saving hostname to a temporary file fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/22 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• save strean information as soon as client tried to connect "SENTCONNECT" / ; Sent a connect cell along a circuit "SENTRESOLVE" / ; Sent a resolve cell along a circuit Now, stream does not need to succeed or be closed, it is better this way cause we can see all tried connections/resolves (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add stream purpose (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• even if the stream does not close, print it SUCCEEDED does not appear on stream NEWRESOLVE that is for DNS_REQUEST, so we need to keep the CLOSED option but in the case it has SUCCEEDED to connect but not closed yet, still print it (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• print stream ordered by number fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/23 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix tor-ctrl-stream listening to torscosk requests https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/22 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add machine mode (default not set), this means info messages will be printed by default https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/19 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• just attempt to install highest package version from parent directory (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• --no-sign package on configure.sh I presume whonix automated script takes care of this for signing new releases without depending on this custom script (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix sending empty line has two or more consecutives \n \n this occurs if there is a user made typo, just avoid it (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• don't attempt to sign package from readme instructions if not signed, error code is 25,lets use flag --no-sign so error code is zero and not red alarming on the screen (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix bold header on tor-ctrl-stream (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• update manuals (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• format text to left and numbers to right (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix tor-ctrl-stream trap signal https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/18 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• tor-ctrl-stream prints whole stream without format first fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/18 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• fix https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/15. Print bandwidth and contry for circuits (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add deb option to configure.sh and make .gitignore pattern more broad (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• readme' (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• typo readme (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• update readme about sharing private info (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• 'tor-ctrl -w' quits with INT and 'tor-ctrl-stream' resumes with INT. Closes https://github.com/nyxnor/tor-ctrl/issues/13 (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add shellcheck option in configure.sh (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• update docs (Thanks to nyxnor!)
• add dot files (Thanks to nyxnor!)

usability-misc:

• Kicksecure

vm-config-dist:

• variables

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