Month: December 2025

TorBox v.0.5.5 – Debian 13 (Trixie) Update, 01 December 2025

Debian 13 (Trixie) was released in August 2025. Raspberry Pi OS 6.x, based on Debian 13, was released in October 2025. As a result, the TorBox installation scripts no longer ran properly. At the beginning of December, we fixed the installation scripts and also created new images for TorBox (Raspberry Pi) and TorBox mini (Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W).

TorBox Image (about 2 GB): v.0.5.5 (01.12.2025) – SHA-256 values
TorBox mini Image (about 1 GB): v.0.5.5 (01.12.2025) – SHA-256 values
TorBox Menu only: v.0.5.5 (01.12.2025) – SHA-256 values

Alternatively, you can download the image from our TorBox cloud test installation.

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Changelog

Besides the update to the Debian 13 base, some more issues were addressed:

  • Updated: The system is based on Raspberry Pi OS “Trixie” lite 64bit with the Linux Kernel 6.12.47 and Tor version 0.4.8.21 with obfs4proxy version 0.0.14 and Snowflake 2.11.0.
  • Updated: Compatibility for Debian 13 Trixie: dnsutils replaced by bind9-dnsutils / ntpdate replaced by ntpsec-ntpdate / raspberrypi-kernel-headers replaced by linux-headers-* / dhclient is not installed by default anymore and has to be installed with the package isc-dhcp-client / /etc/sysctl.conf is not compatible –> using sysctl.d / stem Python Library updated to 1.8.2.
  • Updated: Git Snowflake URL reverted to the original.
  • Updated: Python libraries to close vulnerabilities.
  • New: WPA3 support for the TorBox Wireless Manager.
  • New: Although we don’t recommend it, the bandwidth for Tor network traffic can now be limited in the Configuration sub-menu (addressing issue #116).
  • New: The Danger Zone sub-menu now includes all menu entries for advanced users who could compromise security or lock a user out of the system. For example, we moved all menu entries that manipulate SSH access to the TorBox into the Danger Zone.
  • New: Support for passwordless TorBox’s WLAN (addressing issue #144).
  • Fixed: TFS –> Setting the right download/upload permissions 
  • Fixed: TCS (several fixes)
  • Fixed: No Python libraries must be installed using apt-get. This fix avoids errors using pip3.
  • Improved: SSH access from the Internet and/or clients can now be configured in greater detail (addressing issue #83).
  • Improved: Added automatic Ethernet interface detection for cable clients when Main Menu entries 6–8 are used, which automatically detects the correct ethX interface. Therefore, these Main Menu entries now support ethX with X> 0 (addressing issue #365).
  • Improved: The way of disabling Bluetooth.
  • Improved: Reducing the amount of terminal output.
  • Removed: WiringPi – it is not necessary anymore.

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We need your feedback!!

We hope this version pleases you. However, we are dependent on feedback. It is not just about fixing bugs and improving usability, but also about supporting additional interfaces and hardware in future releases:

  • What do you like?
  • What should be improved (why and how)?
  • What would you like to see next? Which features do you request?

With the TorBox GitHub repository, it is straightforward for anyone to report issues or change the code and submit a pull request. Because we continue to travel, it sometimes takes longer to address issues and proposals. 

For future versions, we need to understand your requirements and what you would like to see from the Onion Services implementation. Please feel free to use the discussion forum to share your needs with us.