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This tutorial shows you how to install Tor browser in Ubuntu Linux. You’ll also learn a few tips around
effectively using the Tor Browser.
Privacy is one of the most discussed topic these days. From the NSA spying on citizens and governments alike to
the Facebook data scandals. Privacy-concerned people are trying to find ways to protect their privacy.
For those concerned about agencies spying on their network, the Tor Project provides some of the best solutions to
protect their privacy. The Tor Protocol is one of the most popular tools created by the Tor Project.
Tor Project has its own Tor browser which is based on Firefox and configured to protect users’ privacy and
anonymity by using Tor and Vidalia tools that come bundled with it.
Let’s see how can you install and use Tor browser.
If you are using Ubuntu, make sure that you have the Universe repository enabled.
sudo add-apt-repository universe && sudo apt update
Once you have that, you can install the Tor browser launcher:
sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher
Note that this is not the browser itself. It’s just the installer.
When the launcher installation is done, you should have the following two entries in your application menu – Tor
Browser and Tor Browser Launcher Settings. Click the Tor Browser Icon.
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On the first run, it will download the browser and install it.
Troubleshoot: It’s possible that you’ll see a “SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED” error. Click on the next
section to expand the fix for this problem.
When the download finally finishes, you may see this “SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED”. The error code
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is GENERIC_VERIFY_FAIL.
To fix this, you need to refresh the outdated GPG key bundled in the Tor launcher with a new one from Ubuntu’s
keyserver. You can use the command below to do that.
gpg --homedir "$HOME/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir" --refresh-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 4E2C6E8793298290: 216 signatures not checked due to missing keys
gpg: key 4E2C6E8793298290: "Tor Browser Developers (signing key) torbrowser@torproject.org" 283 new signatures
gpg: key 4E2C6E8793298290: "Tor Browser Developers (signing key) torbrowser@torproject.org" 1 new subkey
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, the window will show up. And show a connection screen. Click on connect to to start
the browser and connect to the network.
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Click on Connect
Once it is up and running, you’ll be greeted with the homescreen of the browser.
Tor browser is now successfully installed and you can browse the internet anonymously and privately now.
If you are not happy with the Tor browser, you can remove it using the command below:
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Go to the the Tor network check page to see if your browser if properly connected to the network.
Network check
Maximizing the browser allows websites to access device info such as screen size and resolution. If you’re
concerned about this, do not maximize the browser. Tor browser even shows you a warning if you do it.
By default, Tor Browser chooses the standard security level. However, you can select ‘Safer’ and ‘Safest’ levels.
You can learn more about the levels here. To access this menu, click the onion below the tabs and select Security
Settings.
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Try to use search engines that do not track you. A few examples are DuckDuckGo or Disconnect.me. Tor even sets
DuckDuckGo as the default search engine. Also avoid installing browser extensions as they may track you.
As Tor is a hidden network so you may come across a few sites that are illegal or promote shady/illegal activities.
Try to stay away from these kind of websites.
Unlike a traditional VPN, Tor doesn’t just relay your connection through a single location. 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.
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Tor Circuit
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 .onion address. A few of them are
Beware of the shady and illegal ones, most of them are available only as a .onion service.
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. Switzerland-based privacy company
ProtonMail provides an excellent secure and private VPN service, ProtonVPN (affiliate link). You can get their
service as well, if you are interested.
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Abhishek Prakash
Original Author
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