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At any image download link, simply append .torrent.

ISO example:

• direct download: https://download.whonix.org/iso/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.iso
• torrent: https://download.whonix.org/iso/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.iso.torrent
• torrent OpenPGP signature: https://download.whonix.org/iso/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.iso.torrent.asc
• torrent signify signature: https://download.whonix.org/iso/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.iso.torrent.sig

VirtualBox .ova:

• direct download: https://download.whonix.org/ova/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.ova
• torrent: https://download.whonix.org/ova/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.ova.torrent
• torrent OpenPGP signature: https://download.whonix.org/ova/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.ova.torrent.asc
• torrent signify signature: https://download.whonix.org/ova/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.ova.torrent.sig

KVM .libvirt:

• direct download: https://download.whonix.org/libvirt/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.qcow2.libvirt.xz
• torrent: https://download.whonix.org/libvirt/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.qcow2.libvirt.xz.torrent
• torrent OpenPGP signature: https://download.whonix.org/libvirt/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.qcow2.libvirt.xz.torrent.asc
• torrent signify signature: https://download.whonix.org/libvirt/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.Intel_AMD64.qcow2.libvirt.xz.torrent.sig

Debugging

Install package(s) transmission-cli following these instructions

1 Platform specific notice.

• Non-Qubes-Whonix: No special notice.
• Qubes-Whonix: In Template.

2 Update the package lists and upgrade the system.

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

3 Install the transmission-cli package(s).

Using apt command line --no-install-recommends option is in most cases optional.

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends transmission-cli

4 Platform specific notice.

• Non-Qubes-Whonix: No special notice.
• Qubes-Whonix: Shut down Template and restart App Qubes based on it as per Qubes Template Modification.

5 Done.

The procedure of installing package(s) transmission-cli is complete.

Use transmission-show to look at the ISO metadata.

transmission-show Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso.torrent

Expected output:

Name: Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso
File: Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso.torrent

GENERAL

  Name: Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso
  Hash: 379963818d37848464123b379ac5e11038a2899e
  Created by: mktorrent 1.1
  Created on: Thu Dec 28 01:55:45 2023
  Piece Count: 3967
  Piece Size: 256.0 KiB
  Total Size: 1.04 GB
  Privacy: Public torrent

TRACKERS

  Tier #1
  http://fosstorrents.com:6969/announce
  udp://fosstorrents.com:6969/announce
  udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce
  udp://tracker.torrent.eu.org:451

WEBSEEDS

  https://download.whonix.org/iso/17.2.8.5/Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso

FILES

  Whonix-Xfce-17.2.8.5.iso (1.04 GB)

Checks:

• Check if the link under WEBSEEDS is functional.
• Check if TRACKERS are up-to-date and functional.

Development

Script that creates the .torrent files:

• https://github.com/Whonix/developer-meta-files/blob/master/usr/bin/dm-prepare-release

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