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Application request when we haven't used client functionality lately
Just glanced at my logs and noticed 50+ messages like this from tor. What exactly do these messages mean? I don't think I was using tor at the time the messages occurred. What might've invoked them?
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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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Tor Browser launching very slowly
I am using Tor Browser on Lunx Mint 19.1. In the beginning it worked seamlessly, but in the last few days it took several minutes to start up.
To understand it better I started 'torbrowser-launcher' ...
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Can't Open Tor (Ubuntu/Linux) - says its already running
I'm having difficulty running Tor on Ubuntu (linux). This is a new problem, as I had been using it with no problems over the past year. Today, it will no longer start up when I click the icon. The ...
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Download Error 404 while running torbrowser-launcher on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. tor-browser-linux64-12.0.2_en-US.tar.xz.asc not available
I'm trying to install Tor browser from this article over here.
I'm using methon no. 2: Install Tor browser launcher using APT (Alternate Method).
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, so I've made sure the ...
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How to use tor with a program in shell?
I am running some programs in Bash in Ubuntu.
The programs download something using network sockets. Their README file says they can be used with tor, and I hope to change the external IP address by ...
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Tor Browser 7.0.9 can't print page to file
My desktop OS is Fedora 26 and the Tor browser is 7.0.9.
I found tor browser can't print as print to file, it produces nothing. The print preview looks nice but doesn't produce any file (PDF or PS) ...
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How to use Tor with Google Chrome?
I followed online advices to run google-chrome with tor (on Ubuntu 16.04)
tor & 2&>1 >/dev/null
/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --proxy-server="localhost:9050;https=localhost:9050;socks=...
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I have specified a DirPort (80) in my torrc, and it is allowed in UFW but metrics.torproject.org/rs.html does not list it
This seems to started after I specified an IPv6 address for my ORPort.
Everything server side indicates my DirPort is reachable, but Tor Metrics (not tor on my server) says it is unreachable (...
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Can I install Tor by making source lists HTTPS
I am trying to install Tor on a certain PC, but the firewall at the gateway does not allow me to do so.
I obtained my instructions to install Tor from
https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian
In ...
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How can I have tor and tor-browser both installed?
I already have install tor-browser installed and working on my Ubuntu. However when I try to install tor to use torify on terminal, I get the following error
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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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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Several symbols not found when running torify
I run the following in ubuntu and bash. What do the missing symbols mean? Is it necessary to solve the problem? How shall I solve the problem? Thanks.
$ torify myprogram
22:12:35 libtorsocks(19139): ...
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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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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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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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Noticed an outdated instruction in Tor documentation site, how to correct it?
While browsing in Tor documentation site for instructions on getting latest tor for Ubuntu 16.04, I came across this site. In there I found this command,
gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv ...
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Is using Tor in .tar.xz file right in Xubuntu?
On this page it is written that one should not use packages in Ubuntu universe as they are not reliably updated. I have .tar.xz file from where I extracted Tor and using it. And when checked Firefox ...
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Hidden files are hidden (reproducible)
Specification:
OS: Ubuntu 16.04
Tor Browser Bundle: upgraded from 7.x to 8.0.3 (latest version)
Issue (summary):
FileChooser.show-hidden is set to false after save and open dialog is canceled or ...
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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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How to specify ExitNodes in Linux?
You can edit torrc file in Windows version and add something like ExitNodes {US}. And this will make your Tor Browser connect to .us proxies only.
If you add this at the end of torrc file in /etc/tor/...
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How to monitor traffic usage on a Tor bridge on Linux?
I'll buy a small server and will install some Ubuntu distro on it, and among other things I'll install a Tor bridge that won't be an exit replay. I also will use it as a SOCKS proxy for a Firefox, I ...
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snap and apt usage to install the tor browser bundle?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but neither snap nor apt are suitable for installing current versions of the tor browser?
I see the downloads are available directly from the tor site.
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How can one direct traffic through tor when using terminal in Ubuntu
I'm using Ubuntu with tor browser and would like to direct all traffic through tor, most specifically redirecting ALL traffic from terminal through 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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Linux Ubuntu error
How do I fix the following error
> [stage-1 7/11] RUN addgroup --system -gid ${TOR_LINUX_GID} tor && adduser --system --ingroup tor -uid ${TOR_LINUX_UID} tor: ...
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Why does Tor Metrics show my bridge offline after a few days?
I've been running a Tor Bridge for about a month now. Every day I check the system logs to ensure the bridge hasn't broken. I also check Tor Metrics to see the data on my bridge. Twice now, I have ...
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Running a Tor Bridge Relay on Ubuntu
I am trying to set up a bridge relay on my ubuntu 20.04 system but getting stuck at step 3. Edit your Tor config file, usually located at /etc/tor/torrc and replace its content with:
When I open the ...
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Cannot run tor as a su on Ubuntu 20.04 with an apache2 server
I am trying to set up a .onion website but I am experiencing some issues in doing so.
I set up a apache2 server and configed the torrc file, but when I save the changes on the torrc file and try to ...
