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Option 2: Install Tor Browser from Flathubįlathub added Tor Browser Launcher to its constantly increasing repository last week, making it easy to install on any Linux distribution that supports Flatpak. This has the advantage of supporting a large number of Linux distributions, while also offering an up to date Tor Browser Launcher version for Linux distributions that have old versions in their repositories, which have bugs or no longer work.

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For example I was trying to install Tor Browser through Tor Browser Launcher on Ubuntu 16.04, and it failed with a 'signature verification failed' error, but using the Flathub Tor Browser Launcher package worked flawlessly (the Ubuntu package probably failed because it's an ancient version). In such cases you have the option of using the Flathub Tor Browser Launcher (option #2 below), or downloading and installing the Tor Browser binary manually (see option #3 below).

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In some cases Tor Browser Launcher may fail to download Tor Browser or to verify its signature ('signature verification failed' error). When this happens, the Torbutton icon will display a small yellow triangle.

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Tor Browser will automatically prompt you to update the software once a new version has been released. Subsequent runs will directly launch Tor Browser. The first time you run this, it will automatically download the latest Tor Browser version for your language and extract it, then launch Tor Browser. Search for 'tor browser' or 'tor browser launcher' in the repositories if you're using other Linux distributions.Īfter installing Tor Browser Launcher, open your application menu / launcher and launch Tor Browser. On Arch Linux (and Manjaro), Tor Browser is not in the repositories but you can install it through AUR, and you have two options: installing Tor Browser directly (en-US language only) or installing it through Tor Browser Launcher.

Solus OS: sudo eopkg install torbrowser-launcher.

openSUSE: sudo zypper install torbrowser-launcher.

Fedora: sudo dnf install torbrowser-launcher.

Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS and other Debian or Ubuntu based Linux distributions: sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher.

Install Tor Browser (with the help of Tor Browser Launcher) from the repositories: It's also worth mentioning that Tor Browser installed through Tor Browser Launcher automatically updates itself, so you'll get updates as soon as the Tor developers release them. Tor Browser Launcher downloads and installs the latest stable Tor Browser version in your language and for your computer architecture, verifies the browser's signature to ensure the version that was downloaded was cryptographically signed by the Tor developers and was not tampered with, adds Tor Browser and Tor Browser Launcher Settings to the applications menu / launcher, while also including AppArmor profiles for Tor Browser. Tor Browser isn't directly included in the repositories but instead, many Linux distributions provide a package for Tor Browser Launcher, a tool to securely download and install Tor Browser on Linux. Option 1: Install Tor Browser from your Linux distribution repositories

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If you want to use Tor with other applications, check out: How To Install And Use Tor (Client) As A Proxy In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint.

This article explains installing Tor Browser on Linux, providing 3 options (2 of them using Tor Browser Launcher, see below for details) for this.ĭo not confuse Tor Browser with the Tor client. Use it to access sites that may be blocked in your country or region, or to prevent somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, but do keep in mind that nothing is foolproof! Anyone monitoring your browsing habits can still see that you're using Tor, so keep that in mind before using it. This is done by using using thousands of servers (Tor relays), multi-layered encryption, isolating each website you visit so third-party trackers can't follow you, prevent someone watching your connection from knowing what websites you visit, and make it difficult to be fingerprinted based on your device and browser info. Its main purpose is to circumvent censorship by concealing its users' identities and their online activity from surveillance and traffic analysis. Tor Browser automatically starts the Tor background processes and routes traffic through the Tor network sensitive data like cookies and the browsing history are removed upon closing the browser. It's a modified version of Mozilla Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) that includes TorButton, TorLauncher, NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere Firefox extensions, and the Tor proxy. Tor Browser, previously known as Tor Browser Bundle, is a web browser that protects your privacy while you are surfing the Internet.