Patrick Schleizer

0brand: >> What happens when starting /usr/lib/whonix-setup-wizard/whonixsetup_check_for_start manually? > ``` > user@host:~$ sudo /usr/lib/whonix-setup-wizard/whonixsetup_check_for_start > missing_disablenetwork_line > QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root' > INFO: No page needs showing....

0brand: >> This is at the very first start of the VM? (Or from "simulated first start" (if you reset the private image somehow)?) > > That was the simulated...

`1.` seems also the most reliable, least surprising to me. `2.` seems rather complex to implement, not very intuitive. `3.` would be the most surprising. So From the three options,...

`mmdebstrap` (in Debian) is a "similar" tool has lots of non-root options which might be handy for comparison.

Since you're contributing here, I meant consider to check out mmdebstrap man page / source code for inspiration on non-root functionality. Actual use not required.

It's possible. This guide explains using debootstrap on encrypted LVM. http://www.coredump.us/index.php?n=Main.DebianEncryptedDebootstrap

Alternatively, would temporarily (when you need networking) mounting of the host's `/etc/resolv.conf`, `/etc/hosts`, `/etc/hostname` and `/etc/network/interfaces` inside the chroot also solve this? This is how it's done in @Whonix's build...

It doesn't boot. Stuck in the dracut initramfs. After a long time, timeout will happen. `/dev/disk` does not exist.

No. But it's a good tip. Thank you! `/usr/share/doc/dracut-core/README.Debian` does not solve boot issues but dracut-core (without dracut) co-installation with initramfs-tools will make debugging a lot easier. Didn't know that....

https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/issues/1596