Debian Live Mode Boot (Host Live Mode)

Kicksecure ™ Live Mode Boot (Host Live Mode)

VM Live Mode	Host Live Mode	Whonix ™ on USB

FREE Host operating system or VM can be booted into Live Mode, either by using:

VM Live Mode, or
Host Live Mode.

This is accomplished by use of the grub-live package ^[archive].

grub-default-live[edit]

Untested.

1. Package installation check.

The grub-live package is installed by default in Whonix ™. If a live boot menu entry is already avaialble, then grub-live is already installed.

Make sure package grub-live package ^[archive] is installed. The following command can be used to check on the command line if the package is already installed by default.

dpkg -l | grep grub-live

dpkg -l | grep grub-live

2. Choose an option.

Option A): symlink method

Advantage: This is easier because updates to grub-live will be automatically applied.
Disadvantage: Duplicate live boot menu entry.

sudo ln -s /etc/grub.d/11_linux_live /etc/grub.d/09_linux_live

sudo ln -s /etc/grub.d/11_linux_live /etc/grub.d/09_linux_live

Option B): moving method

Advantage: No duplicate live boot menu entry.
Disadvantage: Updates to grub-live will be automatically applied.

sudo mv /etc/grub.d/11_linux_live /etc/grub.d/09_linux_live

sudo mv /etc/grub.d/11_linux_live /etc/grub.d/09_linux_live

3. Re-generate grub boot menu.

sudo update-grub

sudo update-grub

4. Done.

The process of changing from live mode opt-in through boot grub menu to live boot by default has been completed.

5. Updates.

When using "Option B)" this process might need to be repeated from time to time.

Troubleshooting[edit]

Live Check Systray Issues[edit]

If the Live Check Systray has an issues do not panic.

Impact: Live Check Systray broken.
Non-issue: not an indicator of compromise.

If livecheck ^[archive] is showing an error it might be the following issue. Live check runs command sudo --non-interactive /bin/lsblk --noheadings --all --raw --output RO as the current unprivileged user. Test this for yourself.

sudo --non-interactive /bin/lsblk --noheadings --all --raw --output RO

sudo --non-interactive /bin/lsblk --noheadings --all --raw --output RO

This will not work by default for users other than user user. ^[archive] The linux user account (such as user2) either,

A) needs an exception in /etc/sudoers.d.
- For comparison see file /etc/sudoers.d/whonix-xfce-desktop-config ^[archive].
B) be a member of any of the following linux user groups.
- users
- staff
- adm
- sudo
- root
- wheel
- console
- console-unrestricted