Questions tagged [tor]
A free software implementation of second-generation onion routing, a system enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet.
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systemd-resolve high cpu usage after update to 17.04
I have recently upgrade my Xubuntu from 16.10 to 17.04.
Every things works well except systemd-resolve. some times it makes cpu usage too high and I don't know why this issue has been happend.
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Lost with downloading tor/running tor in ubuntu
Please be gentle as I am brand new to linux and ubuntu!
I have been trying to get this to work the the last hour.
I tried every suggestion I found online, multiple ways of downloading, etc.
I am ...
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What is the difference between installing tor from its homepage and from the command line?
Tor can be downloaded via their page, but it can also be installed via the terminal (and turned off and on through services tor start/stop). My question is , what exactly is the difference between ...
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sudo apt-get install package with python processing error [duplicate]
So, I have tried to install tor and ffmpeg on my ubuntu 16.04 LTS with the step on: https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian
but after I run the line : apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
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Tor by SSH / http proxy
Is there a program that i can use to access my socks5(Tor) ,by simulating a servor SSH or http(s) proxy.
Because torsocks doesn't work with some web browsers.
The connection should look like this:
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Use proxychains in terminal
I know that I'm using the proxy(tor) by the precise return of this command:
sudo proxychains sh -c 'apt update'
However, when I do this in 2 steps, the command's return isn't as precise as before: ...
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TOR browser doesn't work
I downloaded the tor browser from Ubuntu Software Center but it doesn't work, and shows this message:
but when I downloaded it from the tor website then it worked.
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TOR process will not start automatically on Ubuntu 16.04
I am trying to install TOR on a new server running Ubuntu 16.04. This worked for me several times in the past. I use the following command:
sudo apt-get install tor
Unfortunately, the tor process ...
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How to setup: tor traffic routing with a vpn and proxy for this purpose/ firewall that machine/ provide other privacy/ anonymity settings?
My goal, for the moment, is to setup a fresh home server using ubuntu 16.04.01 Desktop x64 where a VPN is to be created that would route all traffic from that specific server through the tor network. ...
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Tor installation error - SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED
Installing Tor bundle from Ubuntu Software center on 16.04.
I have searched for similar cases. But only found one post, that was marked as a duplicate... But, it doesn't tell you where the duplicate ...
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Tor Browser installation failed [duplicate]
I just downloaded tor browser; distro version - Ubuntu 16.04LTS. After installing tor I get:
SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED
(RETRY failed).
Is there a way to install it?
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Software and updates stuck on "Applying changes" after I select the drivers, tried doing it from terminal still doesen't use them. Plus TOR
So today I installed TOR from terminal as usual, but it simply won't show up...anywhere. Not even the Tor folder, which usually contains both the launcher and the files needed...but some days ago, it ...
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How to use system command in a perl script with sudo?
I would like to use this in my perl script:
sudo killall -HUP tor
would this work?:
system echo sudo killall -HUP tor
Also how would I get around having to authenticate when running the script/...
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Something or Somebody who is it?
Well this is kind of strange to ask as I got a message while installing Tor: anonymity browser on my Ubuntu 16.04.
Setting up tor (0.2.9.8-2~xenial+1) ...
Something or somebody made /var/lib/tor ...
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Torify and Torsocks not working
I want to Tor in terminal. This is what I used to do and it was working without any issue:
running Tor Browser
running torify or torsocks before the command in terminal
But it is for a while that ...
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How to install Tor hardened using terminal [duplicate]
I'm using Kubuntu 16.10 and I'd like to install tor browser bundle. I saw that there is a tor hardened version and sandboxed version.
I downloaded packages but just extracting them doesn't work for me....
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How to get proxy server's IP and my port number
I am using my college WI-FI while installing TOR browser it requires my proxy servers' IP and Port Number. How can I get this?
I used traceroute but I don't know how to find above with help of this. ...
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Crawling anonymously with Squid in Python or Shell
I want to browse and crawl anonymously on my squid proxy server, using 10 IP addresses, so each 20 seconds change the IP address automatically. Any idea how exactly this can be done?
I have tried the ...
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Tor is already running/won't open
Alrighty. So, I've checked out this thread in Ubuntu forums. I've run the commands killall tor to ensure that tor wasn't just already running (which it was) and then sudo /etc/init.d/tor start. I get ...
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How can I install Tor on Ubuntu Touch?
I'm running Ubuntu Touch r62 on my Nexus 4, and I'm wondering how I can go about installing Tor. I've gone ahead and put my Nexus 4 in write-mode with phablet-config writeable-image and can install ...
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Adding bridges in torrc
My college recently blacklisted tor traffic, which was my only connection to the sites I regularly use, and I would rather not use tor browser. I cannot add bridges to the /etc/tor/torrc file.
I ...
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What location is recommended for installing Tor from sources?
I know how to install Tor browser from the sources and how to run it. But in all tutorial they don't mention where to unzip it and they always unzip into the ~/Downloads folder. But it's not a proper ...
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/etc/apt/sources.list Permissions? [duplicate]
I have recently started using Terminal, and I have been having lots of problems installing programs from the Ubuntu Software Center (Minecraft, TOR, Tails installer, etc.)
When I run sudo apt-get ...
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What Ubuntu version or flavor should I use? [duplicate]
My objective is to have a Linux PC just to run TOR browser. My laptop has an Intel Centrino Processor 1.70GHz with 512MB RAM, ATi Mobility Radeon 9600 128Mb. Which flavour do you suggest?
I have ...
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problem using tor with obfsproxy
I live in Iran , I need to use tor with obfs3 bridges so I do below tasks respectively :
apt-get install tor torsocks obfsproxy
I append these lines at the end of /etc/tor/torrc
RunAsDaemon 0
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Configure a Tor proxy on Ubuntu 16.04
Here's my issue: I'm using the university internet connection quite often. The network has a firewall which blocks the connection of some programs like IRC (Xchat, Irssi), sometimes even the Software ...
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Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9050: Address already in use. Is Tor already running?
I installed Tor this way:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/tor-browser
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor-browser
I run today in Terminal this: $ tor and I got this error message:
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Getting "Permission denied" even when using sudo command [duplicate]
I'm attempting to add a file to my /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder and for some reason despite using sudo it still says permission denied. Here's the code I'm trying to run.
$ sudo cat >> /etc/...
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Tox over Tor won't come online
I've recently installed toxic (tox-based terminal chat client) and am attempting to route it through Tor for extra privacy. I followed this tutorial for installing the tor service. But, when I try and ...
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installing tor on ubuntu 14.04 using debuild
I'm trying to install tor on my system, I've followed the steps on the tor projects site entirely and I've ran into an issue on this step
$ mkdir ~/debian-packages; cd ~/debian-packages
$ apt-get ...
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How to download anonymously with Transmission? [duplicate]
How to download torrents anonymously with Transmission? I also have Tor browser.
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OpenVPN with Tor Issue in Linux Distros
I'm trying to connect to an OpenVPN server trought Tor Socks Proxy, i have edited the .ovpn file adding socks-proxy 127.0.0.1 and socks-proxy-retry options but without success. In the specific the ...
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Can't upload and connect to networks, network error(?)
I have several and strange network errors.
I can't send e-mail messages with attachment. Thunderbird stuck in loop during "sending message". I tried also with Roundcube, with the same result. In ...
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Setting up Tor as a Transparent Proxy
I have been following this guide at Tor Project.
The problem is I do not know what to do with the iptables ruleset. Where do I copy it to? I've been using the Tor network for years now but only on ...
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Error while installing Tor
i want to install development version of tor following instructions on https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en#development on my ubuntu 14.04 but whenever i run command
sudo apt-get update
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Why does a program disabled as a service still runs at the system's startup?
I installed Tor (to run it as a node, not simply the browser) on my desktop and laptop. But as I use desktop almost all the time and the connection to the Internet is the same, I run tor only on the ...
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Unable to open tor in Ubunutu Gnome 16.04 [duplicate]
I tried to installed tor from terminal by the following command
sudo apt-get install tor
Now i can't open Tor browser. I can't find it in my programs. I tried to open it using terminal.
My ...
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Can't Install Tor on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04
I tried to install Tor Browser by the instruction l found on Tor's official website. But I couldn't install it because of the following error come.
My Input
tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux32-5.5.5_LANG....
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Sharing Tor socksport via wired ethernet connection?
Using Ubuntu 16.04 on both machines.
I've been able to share my VPN IP between devices with an ethernet cable.
The host running VPN and Tor:
IPv4 Settings: "Shared to other computers"
IP Address: ...
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Output error from archive: tar.xz: File format not recognized [closed]
I have read all the methods at "how to extract an archive with extension .xz", and none of them can extract an archive via terminal. (e.g tor)
The only way to extract an .xz extension is via GUI.
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Error when opening Tor Browser
When I type in "tor" in the terminal, I get this:
May 08 19:10:14.366 [notice] Tor v0.2.7.6 (git-605ae665009853bd) running on Linux with Libevent 2.0.21-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.2g-fips and Zlib 1.2.8.
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What does the "sudo" command do, and its usage mandatory?
I run my terminal commands as root but sometimes some programs (e.g., Tor Browser) say "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting."
I want to understand whether this command is ...
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after upgrade ubuntu from 15.04 to 16.04, tor obfs4 ClientTransportPlugin isn't work
today i upgrade ubuntu from 15.04 to 16.04, after that my tor is down and i have the problem on /var/log/tor/log :
Apr 25 07:52:58.678 [warn] OpenSSL version from headers does not match the version ...
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apt-get update not working via college proxy [duplicate]
I am getting endless ign and err while updating the apt-get, i even used proxychains by the command :
proxychains apt-get update
But still the ign and err are same.
I want to install tor browser but ...
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How to place software files
I've installed Tor, and now I'd like to install the Tor Browser. I'm following the instructions under Linux Instructions.
The package tor-browser-linux64-5.5.4_en-US.tar.xz has been downloaded and ...
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How I know if my Tor installation is serving as a relay user or not?
I just install this packet on my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop system for a university project and I want to know if my computer is serving as a relay client for the Tor network.
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TOR Icon to Display on Desktop or Activities Bar
I was able to install TOR to a "folder" within Home. I wan the Luanch Browser icon on the Activities Bar and/or the Desktop. I did copy to the Desktop but it doesn't appear and I couldn't fine the ...
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Forward my .onion address to a different folder than my normal website
I want to create my own hidden service, and setted up everything correctly, I have my onion address, and I have a normal url for my website, I think it looks something like this:
(www.xy.onion) and (...
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tor command is not starting Tor Browser
I wanted to install Tor on my new Ubuntu (14.04) install. I followed all the instructions and tried to start tor.
It starts correctly if I navigate to Tor's directory and run:
./start-tor-browser....
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Stop some processes from autorunning
As the title, I'm trying to figure out a way to avoid the following processes from autorunning when the system starts: Virtualbox, Tomcat7, ntopng, tor.
So, until now, I tried to simply create a ....
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