Install Tor Browser 3.6.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 and later versions.
Tor Browser is a Browser based on the Mozilla Firefox Browser configuration to protect user privacy, through Tor and Vidalia. The package also contains three Firefox extension Torbutton, NoScript, and HTTPS-Everywhere.
Tor Browser extends through HTTPS-Everywhere to encrypt the communication between Tor Browser terminal and server.
The latest available version of Tor Browser 3.6.3 has been released recently. In addition, this version is based on Firefox 24.7.0ESR and updated plug-ins: obfsproxy 0.2.12, FTE 0.2.17, NoScript 2.6.8.33, Everywhere to 3.5.3 and a bunch of bug fixes.
Install PPAs, which is available and will be updated to the latest version (Ubuntu 14.04 is supported). Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/tor-browser
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor-browser
Uninstall command:
sudo apt-get remove tor-browser
rm -r ~/.tor-browser-en
If you cannot wait for the PPA, You can also download the Tor 3.6.3 package for installation.
32-bit system user installation command:
cd ~
wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/3.6.3/tor-browser-linux32-3.6.3_en-US.tar.xz
tar -xJvf tor-browser-linux32-3.6.3_en-US.tar.xz
cd tor-browser_en-US/
./start-tor-browser
For ease of use, use the following command:
sudo ln -sf ~/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser /usr/bin/tor
64-bit system user installation command:
cd ~
wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/3.6.3/tor-browser-linux64-3.6.3_en-US.tar.xz
tar -xJvf tor-browser-linux64-3.6.3_en-US.tar.xz
cd tor-browser_en-US/
./start-tor-browser
sudo ln -sf ~/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser /usr/bin/tor
Start Tor. Open a terminal, type Tor, and press Enter.
Next, use Tor, open it, and press "Connect" until you connect to the Tor network.
Uninstall Tor Browser and enter the following command:
rm -r ~/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser /usr/bin/tor ~/.tor-browser-en
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