VM software on Parrot OS

[RobRizzoSJ]

I’m new to Parrot.
Does Parrot OS come with VM software installed? If so which is it/where can I find it? As i can’t seem to find any, and it does not allow me to install VirtualBox.

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What version of Parrot are you running? (include version, edition, and architecture)
Parrot OS Security version, release 3.11, 64 bit

What method did you use to install Parrot? (Debian Standard / Debian GTK / parrot-experimental)
Debian Standard

Configured to multiboot with other systems? (yes / no)
Yes

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If there are any error messages or relevant logs, post them below:

[no0b]

What do you mean it does not allow you to install it ? It’s available in the repository, and if you can’t “right now”, i can’t too i think Parrot is under maintenance right now and so the repository is not available.

[RobRizzoSJ]

Sorry, i tried installing it through terminal and by downloadig and running it.
Now i just managed to install it by running the file with GDebi package installer.

My bad, i’m too new at this

[Contact_Left]

sudo apt install virtualbox

try that in console.

[RobRizzoSJ]

Thanks, its working through the installation with Gdebi package installer, but will keep it in mind for future reference should i need to re-install it

[Parrot_Live_VM]

If you want to run a VM in Parrot as a live, encrypted-persistent installation (from USB drives) (virt-manager is the only VM that Tails recommends for an encrypted-persistence installation), download virt-manager through the Synaptic Package Manager. Just type “virt-manager” in Synaptic’s search dialogue, and viola! See my post even if you run an OS in your VM other than Tails: -->> Running Tails in a VM inside Parrot 3.11

See also:

• “We do not currently provide a solution for running a virtual machine inside a Tails host. See #5606 (https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5606).”

• “Security Considerations (https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/index.en.html#index1h1)”

• VirtualBox is available for Linux, Windows, and Mac. Its free software version does not include support for USB devices and does not allow to use a persistent volume. See the corresponding documentation (https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/virtualbox/index.en.html).

• GNOME Boxes is available for Linux. It has a simple user interface but does not allow to use a persistent volume. See the corresponding documentation (https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/boxes/index.en.html).

• virt-manager is available for Linux. It has a more complex user interface and allows to use a persistent volume, either by:

1. • Starting Tails from a USB stick.
2. • Creating a virtual USB storage volume saved as a single file on the host operating system.
3. • See the corresponding documentation (https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/virt-manager/index.en.html).

I’m reluctant to run any 3rd-party, standalone VMs in Parrot (e.g., Whonix) because I don’t know how they will affect Parrot’s security.

Before you go online with whatever you run in your VM, be sure to run the tor daemon (sudo service tor start ^enter> sudo service tor reload ^enter>) in order to anonymize TCP. This will not route your traffic through Tor, but it MAY preclude your OS running in VM from leaking your MAC address (I haven’t gotten a definitive answer on this yet -->> Anonymous Mode Will Not Restart).

To hide your true IP address, either run a VPN, or skip the Tor daemon startup, and simply use “Anonsurf start” (select “No” for cache clearing, etc.). However, I typically avoid using Anonsurf until I’ve updated Parrot and downloaded any additional packages, because a slow Tor connection can mess that up.

Also, if you use Tor in your VM along with having Anonsurf running in your host OS (Parrot), you’re doubling-down on Tor’s latency. Regardless, I have run Tor-to-Tor this way, which offers some protection against hostile Tor nodes (assuming a hostile Tor node operator on your VM’s exit-node end can’t trace back through your host’s Tor circuit).