Ships a /etc/default/grub.d/30_serial_console.cfg configuration file, that enables serial console.
Enables /lib/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[email protected] by creating a symlink from: /lib/systemd/system/[email protected] to: /lib/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[email protected]
Useful for serial console login such as into Whonix KVM VMs from the host operating system.
Forum discussion: https://forums.whonix.org/t/how-do-i-enter-the-whonix-shell-from-cli/7271
Safe to remove if you do not require serial console login such as: virsh console vm-name
1. Download the APT Signing Key.
wget https://www.kicksecure.com/keys/derivative.asc
Users can check the Signing Key for better security.
2. Add the APT Signing Key.
sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc
3. Add the derivative repository.
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] https://deb.kicksecure.com bookworm main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list
4. Update your package lists.
sudo apt-get update
5. Install serial-console-enable.
sudo apt-get install serial-console-enable
Can be build using standard Debian package build tools such as:
dpkg-buildpackage -b
See instructions.
NOTE: Replace generic-package with the actual name of this package serial-console-enable.
- A) easy, OR
- B) including verifying software signatures
serial-console-enable requires donations to stay alive!