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Whonix 18 has removed the previous behaviour where a user could sudo easily. Now you either need to start a terminal with root/sysmaint or revert back to the old setting. Whonix 18 has removed the previous behaviour where a user could sudo easily. Now you either need to start a terminal with root/sysmaint or change the boot mode in advanced settings or revert back to the old setting.
Open qube settings for the whonix appVM, go to the advanced tab and select PERSISTENT MODE - UNRESTRICTED Session This seems the easiest option if you just want to use the qube the way it used to work in 17 Or