I’m considering installing software at whonix. However, I have installed software on Fedora before, but it does not exist in whonix. Is it possible to install software on whonix?
Also, when installing the software, should I install it from the whonix Workstation template? Also, what software form should you choose for whonix, such as Fedora, Debian, or Ubuntu? Also, software that I considering is protonVPN , and software that can record videos on Qubes. As a way to practice putting software into whonix, I would appreciate it if you could also explain the steps to insert it.
A template should be independent from other templates, so installing something in a Fedora template won’t change anything in all your other templates. That’s the way Qubes OS works 
To get more Whonix-specific information, take a look at their docs (you will learn that Whonix is based on Debian, which template to use, etc.):
And just as a note, you can also take a look at the Qubes OS docs:
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thank you. I saw the information you provided. So, should I just include ‘‘sudo apt install – protonvpn’’ and so on in Qubes whonix-workstation-temple, right? In this case, is there a “–” part? I’m thinking of trying it out.
The command should be something like this:
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends protonvpn
I have some remarks:
- you can backup or clone the template before doing anything to it
- if you mess up with something there is Volume backup and revert
- are you aware of the usual warnings about Tor+VPN? See: Combining Tunnels with Tor
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thank you. The materials you presented were very helpful. Do you really need ‘’-no-install-recommends’'? This is my first time seeing this code. When I type this command I get an error saying ''Invalid Option install-no-install-recomend``. Also, if I write “sudo apt install protonvpn” and “invalid implementation protonvpn” or “Unable locate package protonvpn”. Instead, I installed a brave-browser like “sudo apt install brave-browser” and it worked fine. Why can’t you install protonvpn?