Questions tagged [linux]
Linux (GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. It is also the basis of other operating systems like Android & Chrome OS.
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Displaying the Tor circuit via terminal
I'm using Debian 7 server. I will try to use proxychains. Is it possible to see the current Tor circuit (IP addresses) via terminal?
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Use Tor browser as non-root Linux
If I want to use the Tor browser as a non root user is there a way to do it without having to completely logout of the root workspace and log back in as another user?
Basically have the browser run ...
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Forcing all PC internet traffic to pass through Tor on kali-Linux [duplicate]
It is known that VPN connection forces all internet traffic to pass through it, but in case of Tor, user must configure internet apps to pass through the proxy built by Tor. Some internet apps can not ...
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Why can I not install android tools and fastboot in TAILS?
My laptop runs TAILS as its only OS. I never use any other distro, and don't intend to. I am trying to do this and I have downloaded all six necessary packages of software (I'm not using Google Apps).
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How to block all non-tor network traffic on GNU/Linux?
What is the simplest way to identify and block all non-tor network traffic on GNU/Linux?
I assume the most effective way would be some kind of iptables rule to distinguish between tor and non-tor ...
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Hidden Service without vps/vm?
Is a virtual private server or virtual machine required to get your webserver to show your .onion correctly. I cannot get my onion viewable and this is the only thing I havent tried. It makes no nense ...
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Qestion about Linux Tails persistent volume
I'm trying out Tails and have been able to set up a persistent volume.
My question is: On a website I want to upload a document on a forum which obviously opens a window to browse my filesystem.
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Can high network usage be detected and prevented in Tor?
I was wondering if there is any way for Tor to detect high network usage in the context of transferring large files using a hidden service.
If so, what are the default prevention steps?
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Possible to run Tor router in headless ARM server
I would like to know if its possible to use the Tor router in a headless (no GUI, only SSH access) server, in order to provide a simple access point to the Onion network, and Internet in general to ...
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How to report a Tor Browser crash
Using the most recent Tor Browser Bundle (5.0a3) I experience crashes. I am running Linux, however since there is now a .desktop used it doesn't show me anything in the terminal. Even when I run the ...
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Torbrowser opens downloads in firefox
Today I downloaded a picture with Tor (4.5.3 (based on Mozilla Firefox 31.8.0)) and opened it in the Download-tab.
Strangely it didn't open it with the default-file opener but with the regular ...
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Does traffic still go through Tor with this Exception Error in aria2c?
On Ubuntu (running Tor) I set a system wide proxy from Settings > Network > Network Proxy as below:
Socket Host: 127.0.0.1 9050
Tried some apps like web browsers and they indicated a changed ...
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No terminal messages from tor 4.5.1
After downloading the last release of tor (4.5.1), terminal messages do not appear anymore. The usual stuff tor used to tell me when ran from terminal is not there - stuff like "Tor can't help you if ...
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How to get a new IP address?
I am running Tor on Debian via SSH (I do not have GUI).
I am making applications run inside Tor using the torify prefix.
Is there a quick way to get a new IP address?
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Tor Browser Bundle must be run within the X Window System. Exiting
I was following the Tor installation process in Kali Linux. When I attempted to run the ./start-tor-browser command while logged in as root, which is the default in Kali Linux, it did not work. So I ...
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connecting issues when setting 'ExitNodes' in torrc
The Tor connection was unstable so I had to use bridges.Got the bridges from bridges.torproject.org and put in the torrc file:
UseBridges 1
# This works for Ubuntu Linux, adjust the path according to ...
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About Vidalia not working/discontinued
If I try to install Vidalia on Ubuntu it does not work. It returns an error about user/permission on /var/run/tor directory ... maybe you are running tor with the wrong user
Why has the Vidalia ...
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Same DNS server for many different Tor 'idenitities'
In my browser (Iceweasel), which is running with Tor via proxychains, I changed my IP address a good few times, by restarting Tor. Each time, I did the standard test at dnsleaktest.com and, the result ...
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Using Tor for the whole system on fedora
Can I "port" the Tor network in order to use it through the whole system (updates, using in different browser, etc) ??
I'm using linux (Fedora 21 64 bit)
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How to change Tor exit node when using multiple SocksPorts?
I'm using Tor with multiple SocksPorts. Does anyone know how I can programmatically change the exit for each SocksPort separately? The code below changes the exit nodes for all the SocksPorts -- I ...
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Separate Linux user account that can use the Internet only via Tor?
For using Tor, I would like to use a separate user account on my Debian system:
Every Internet connection from this user account must go through Tor.
If something can’t be sent using Tor, it should ...
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Errors when starting Tor browser on Linux
I recently starting getting errors starting the Tor Browser on my Debian machine. These errors are fairly new occurring first in the last couple months. I have tried install older versions of the Tor ...
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Is it secure to use proxychains+Tor while logged in as root?
when using proxychains+Tor in kali,you should be logged in as root because proxychanis doesn't work when you are not logged in as root but using Tor while logged in as root is not secure so what is ...
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How to channel all traffic on Kali linux through Tor?
I am new to Tor and linux in general, but I have installed Kali linux and installed Tor and downloaded Tor bundle, but I realised only when I browse through the Tor bundle browser is when my traffic ...
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Is the Tor project interested in implementing support for Capsicum?
One great new feature of the 0.2.5.x branch is support for Linux seccomp. There is a similar project that's cross-platform (FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, Linux for now) called Capsicum.
It is a project ...
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Vidalia fails to start
Every time I try to start Vidalia, I get nothing but cold, hard, FAIL. Terminal output is as follows:
REDACTED@REDACTED:~$ vidalia
(process:4854): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the ...
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Connecting to VPN with OpenVPN and obfsproxy
I'm on Fedora 20 and having trouble connecting to my VPN using OpenVPN and obfsproxy. I can connect using the Windows client through VirtualBox (though only to certain servers, many of them restart ...
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Linux: Is it safe to have Tor run by the www-data user?
I am running Tor via a PHP exec() and therefore its instance and data directory will be owned by 'www-data'. Is this OK to do or is there a better way I should be doing this?
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Where do you get 'getinfo' and 'circuit-status' from?
I looked at hiprivet's question Tor and circuits. I am running Debian mixed environment (testing, sid/unstable and experimental) and at least in the debian database there aren't any binaries named ...
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Tor starting up but at times Firefox/Iceweasel doesn't show up
I am on Debian and at times everything happens except that Iceweasel/Firefox doesn't run.
$ tor
Launching Tor Browser Bundle for Linux in /home/shirish/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-...
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HTML 5 canvas Imagedata Extraction, what does it actually mean?
I got the following when reaching github.com
This website (github.com) attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data, which may be used to uniquely identify your computer.
Should Tor browser allow ...
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Any tips, recommendations for torrc for an end-user?
Newbie to Tor. I installed Tor via Tor browser-launcher on a deb-based distribution. Apparently the torrc is a sort of configuration file which affects behavior of Tor. Now a little investigation ...
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Pluggable transport proxy (fte exec ./Tor/PluggableTransports/fteproxy.bin --managed) does not provide any needed transports and will not be launched
I am on an ethernet ADSL line. I started with Tor today and this is what it shared. But before that I need to share alias of Tor otherwise people would be left asking how Tor started.
$ alias tor
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Tor browser health report - not able to view it and clicking on it doesn't do anything [closed]
I'm new to Tor and am on linux. I am trying to figure out what Tor browser health report is about. But I am unable to access it. By unable to access it, I mean the webpage is blank. Clicking on Edit > ...
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Can't access Tor authcookie file from third party program
I've been trying for hours to get a munin monitoring plugin to hook into the Tor control port without success. The problem is that it's unable to access the Tor authcookie in /var/run/tor with the ...
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How to anonymize the programs from the terminal?
How to anonymize the programs from your terminal (such as wget, curl, etc.)?
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Ubuntuforums logs me out, can't post replies
I'm using Tor browser bundle (for arch linux, based on firefox esr 24.6.0) off and on.
recently I tried posting on ubuntu forums - I have a valid account, and I can log in and browse, but every time ...
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What is the best Way To Run Tor (Operating Systems)?
What do you think is the best way to run Tor. And I know its not Windows.
But as for Linux, what is the best way to run TBB. Your everyday desktop, a second computer, a USB Live os such as a live CD ...
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Is Tails safe? (Zero day)
How safe is Tails, since the Zero-day flaws? Are they fixed, and do we really trust it?
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Running Tor first time
I am using Kali Linux. I came across Tor and installed it via terminal and then stated it typing "service tor start" in terminal. Is Tor now configured to all my browsers?
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How can I pass all wifi traffic through Tor?
Background:
Where I work there is a transparent proxy which restricts us to connect only to ftp, http and https websites.
I am using Tor and to connect to any other destination port I use proxychains ...
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How does one execute JavaScript using Tor network without human interaction?
I want to load html content through the Tor network and execute JavaScript that comes with the loaded content to load additional content through the Tor network via AJAX or similar techniques. But I ...
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How should I configure my Isolating Proxy firewall for optimum security?
I'm setting up a Tor-based isolating proxy using the 'Anonymizing Middlebox' iptables rules specified here: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TransparentProxy
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iptables -t nat -...
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For filtering connections to Tor with ipset, do I need to set the protocol to tcp?
I wrote a little tool to generate an ipset of all Tor nodes in order to filter connections (eg. relay all non Tor traffic through Tor).
In the ipset restore file, do I need to specify a protocol or ...
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Can I comment on YouTube videos using Tor Browser?
Can commenting on YouTube videos (including signing into Google+, etc) happen on Tor Browser, or is it not implemented? I'm on an Ubuntu Linux build.
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Does the GnuTLS bug (CVE-2014-0092) affect the Tor Browser Bundle or Tails?
There is a new major security vulnerability in the GnuTLS library (CVE-2014-0092) that undermines SSL on (some?) Linux platforms. What versions of the Tor Browser Bundler or Tails (if any) are ...
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How to configure a Tor relay through my VPN service?
I would like to run a Tor relay through my VPN (Linux using OpenVPN).
My anonymous VPN service connects through an OpenVPN tun0 interface. I run both "Tor ->- over ->- VPN" and "TBB ->- over ->- VPN" ...
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Is there a way to share an installation fo the tor browser bundle among multiple users?
On Linux, I've tried the following, which doesn't work, but illustrates what I want. Unpack the tor-browser in /usr/local and make it readable by all users. Create $HOME/tor-browser/ for each user ...
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Utilizing Vidalia, one was able to view the process of connection to Tor. Is there a way to view this process with TBB 3.5 or newer?
Utilizing Vidalia, one was able to view the process of connection to Tor perior to Tor version 3.5 (This was possible by opening the message Log of Vidalia Control Panel). Now, even if one enable ...
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Is it possible to run Tor in virtual machine with only 256 Megabyte of RAM?
I would like to know if it is feasible to run Tor in virtual machine with 256 MB of RAM.
If so, which flavor of linux minimal enough to run it?
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