Годовая подписка на Хакер. I2P построен по принципу оверлея, то есть анонимный и защищенный слой работает поверх другой сети — интернета. Одна из главных особенностей I2P — децентрализованность. В этой сети нет серверов DNS, их место занимают автоматически обновляемые «адресные книги». А роль адресов играют криптографические ключи, никак не выдающие реальные компьютеры. Каждый пользователь проекта может получить свой ключ, который невозможно отследить.
Note that this is not the browser itself. So, to run the launcher, you need to simply type in:. The Tor browser launcher can be downloaded and run in any Linux distribution. You can find the files and instructions on its download page.
All you have to do is to download the file, extract it, go to the extracted folder and run the launcher. Rest of the steps will be the same what I have shown below. Click the Tor Browser Launcher Icon to start the launcher. Click on the next section to expand and fix for this problem.
Now you need to click on Tor browser again to restart the download and installation. It should be quicker than before. After the download is done, you will probably see a window as shown in the screenshot below. And show a connection screen. Click on connect to start the browser and connect to the network. Tor browser is now successfully installed and you can browse the internet anonymously and privately now. This is an old method and should only be used in Ubuntu If you are not happy with the Tor browser installed via APT , you can remove it using the command below:.
If you installed it using Flatpak via software center, you can easily uninstall it from there. If you installed it from terminal, type in the following command:. Now that you have installed the Tor browser, let me tell you a few tips about using it. Go to the Tor network check page to see if your browser is properly connected to the network.
Maximizing the browser allows websites to access device info such as screen size and resolution. The tor browser even shows you a warning if you do it. By default, Tor Browser chooses the standard security level. You can learn more about the levels here. To access this menu, click the onion below the tabs and select Security Settings.
Try to use search engines that do not track you. A few examples are DuckDuckGo or Disconnect. Tor even sets DuckDuckGo as the default search engine. Also avoid installing browser extensions as they may track you. Try to stay away from these kind of websites. Instead, your data is relayed and transferred through a number of locations.
This is called a Tor Circuit. You can view your current circuit by pressing the lock icon on the left of your address bar. Instead of using normal websites, you can use Onion services which are part of the Tor network. Some websites are available in this form. They use a. A few of them are. You can read more Tor browsing tips in details here.
I hope this article helped you in installing Tor browser on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions and thus enabling you to protect your privacy. Speaking of privacy, VPNs are another popular tool for protecting privacy. You can get their service as well, if you are interested. Since starting Linux a few years ago, I am still amazed that I will have a problem — Google a fix, end up on a site like this, and see that the same problem I am having is one people were having a couple years ago and no one has fixed it.
I grant permission allowing execution of the file as a program to start-tor-browser and I downloaded the most recent update bundle of Tor, but when I double click on start-tor-browser , a text file pops up, and I click on the Tor browser it says it needs an update. If you double-click on allow-executing-file-as-program start-tor-browser , you should be presented with a dialog of four options: Run , Run-in-Terminal , Display and Cancel.
Do you see these options? If so, try Run. If you wanted to launch tor via the command line, you could navigate to the folder and just type start-tor-browser. Click on the filing cabinet to open the file manager. The menu options in Ubuntu are hidden on screen by default. Press and hold the ALT key on your keyboard to reveal the menu items. In Ubuntu Your app will launch and you can see all the computer stuff that is going on with the app inside the terminal. If you close the terminal it will close the app you launched as well.
If you want to launch an app from a terminal and have the ability to close the terminal without closing the app you just launched then here is another method:. The app launches from the terminal and you can close the terminal without closing the app you launched.
As of Sep I tried from snap and apt Ubunutu Alternatively, register tor browser as a local application, thus create an icon shortcut accessible via menu launcher:. Ubuntu Community Ask! Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams?
Learn more. How to launch the Tor browser? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 6 months ago. Active 1 year, 11 months ago. Viewed 72k times. If needed I can post screen shots. Improve this question. Linux noobie Linux noobie 83 2 2 gold badges 3 3 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. No need to play around with permissions; just follow these steps.
Продолжительность. Самый простой способ установить Tor Browser в Ubuntu Linux - использовать скрипт Tor Browser Launcher. Этот скрипт загружает и автоматически. Наслаждайтесь! Удалите Tor и Tor Browser: Чтобы удалить Tor Browser, откройте терминал и выполните команду: sudo apt удалить torbrowser-launcher.