Tor browser failing to start

hydrurga · 07-03-2017, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paxolin

Yes, I did the upgrade and have restarted my machine.
I have a couple of other issues (not related, and nothing to do with the upgrade). I'll start new posts for those. As Arnie would say: I'll be back...
Thanks again for your help.
Edit: Just remembered: Do I need to do anything else about the repository for Tor?

Ok. I need to get some kip anyway.

Yes, we still need to get that up-to-date Tor Browser installed, the upgrade was just getting your system cleaner before we do that. I worked through it earlier on and have put together some instructions. Let me know when you're ready.

paxolin · 07-04-2017, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Ok. I need to get some kip anyway.

Yes, we still need to get that up-to-date Tor Browser installed, the upgrade was just getting your system cleaner before we do that. I worked through it earlier on and have put together some instructions. Let me know when you're ready.

Did you get any kip? I could probably let you have some. The Kip is the currency of Laos - there's about 10,000 Kip to the UK pound.
Anyway, on with the show. The Tor browser repository?
My Tor installation seems to have disappeared from the menu now, I don't know if it was the cleanup that caused that?

hydrurga · 07-04-2017, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paxolin

Did you get any kip? I could probably let you have some. The Kip is the currency of Laos - there's about 10,000 Kip to the UK pound.
Anyway, on with the show. The Tor browser repository?
My Tor installation seems to have disappeared from the menu now, I don't know if it was the cleanup that caused that?

I did indeed, thanks, although I only had a 1/10000 of a pound of them.

Yes, it was the purge that removed Tor, and thus the menu entry.

Let's do this in stages. If you come across any problems, stop and report back.

The following assumes you're running Mint Cinnamon. All command line unless otherwise stated. Taken largely from the link I posted above.

The first thing you need to do is add the Tor repository to your software source.

Create the new file containing the software source (I've chosen a reasonable filename):

Code:

gksudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor-xenial.list

Add the following lines to the file when it opens up in the editor:

Code:

deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial main
deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial main

Save and the file and quit the editor.

Add the signing key (2 separate commands):

Code:

gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89

gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add -

paxolin · 07-05-2017, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

I did indeed, thanks, although I only had a 1/10000 of a pound of them.

Yes, it was the purge that removed Tor, and thus the menu entry.

Let's do this in stages. If you come across any problems, stop and report back.

The following assumes you're running Mint Cinnamon. All command line unless otherwise stated. Taken largely from the link I posted above.

The first thing you need to do is add the Tor repository to your software source.

Create the new file containing the software source (I've chosen a reasonable filename):

Code:

gksudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor-xenial.list

Add the following lines to the file when it opens up in the editor:

Code:

deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial main
deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial main

Save and the file and quit the editor.

Add the signing key (2 separate commands):

Code:

gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89

gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add -

Have I done this correctly? This is the result, but I don't see tor in my menu:

Code:

~ $ gksudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor-xenial.list
watt@PCMint ~ $ gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89
gpg: keyring `/home/watt/.gnupg/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/home/watt/.gnupg/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 886DDD89 from hkp server keys.gnupg.net
gpg: key 886DDD89: public key "deb.torproject.org archive signing key" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
watt@PCMint ~ $ gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add -
[sudo] password for watt: 
OK

Perhaps I'm short on kip?

hydrurga · 07-05-2017, 05:34 AM

That was only the first stage.

Create a home for the Tor Browser:

Code:

cd ~

mkdir tor

cd tor

Download the Tor Browser (this is the current version as of writing this post; the current version can be obtained at https://www.torproject.org/projects/....html.en#linux):

Code:

wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/7.0.2/tor-browser-linux64-7.0.2_en-US.tar.xz

Unpack Tor Browser (the same filename as above) and enter directory:

Code:

tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-7.0.2_en-US.tar.xz

cd tor-browser_en-US

Create a launcher for Tor Browser on your desktop:

Code:

cp start-tor-browser.desktop ~/Desktop

paxolin · 07-05-2017, 11:50 PM

Tried to follow the instructions (as per post #20), but...I ignored the line with the link telling me to d/l the Tor browser, as I thought the following line of code seemed to be telling terminal to do that anyway?
I wasn’t sure why there seemed to be two instructions for the same thing?

I pasted all the code into terminal and ran that. At the end I still didn’t have a Tot browser – not that I could see.

I pasted the terminal results in a new post, but during that my screen locked and I was unable to unlock it. I ended up having to remove the power, as everything had locked up. So my post never made it, and the terminal results have been lost in space – probably somewhere near the planet Zanussi.

Since then I did have a look at the Tor browser downloads, and clicked on Linux 7.0.2 64 bit
After it d/l, I had a window pop up offering to extract it. When I clicked Extract, I I was asked where to extract it to - I’m guessing the Tor folder? I haven’t done that yet, as I’d like confirmation on that point.

hydrurga · 07-05-2017, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paxolin

Tried to follow the instructions (as per post #20), but...I ignored the line with the link telling me to d/l the Tor browser, as I thought the following line of code seemed to be telling terminal to do that anyway?
I wasn’t sure why there seemed to be two instructions for the same thing?

I pasted all the code into terminal and ran that. At the end I still didn’t have a Tot browser – not that I could see.

I pasted the terminal results in a new post, but during that my screen locked and I was unable to unlock it. I ended up having to remove the power, as everything had locked up. So my post never made it, and the terminal results have been lost in space – probably somewhere near the planet Zanussi.

Since then I did have a look at the Tor browser downloads, and clicked on Linux 7.0.2 64 bit
After it d/l, I had a window pop up offering to extract it. When I clicked Extract, I I was asked where to extract it to - I’m guessing the Tor folder? I haven’t done that yet, as I’d like confirmation on that point.

The colon after the "Download the Tor Browser..." line indicated that the next instruction showed you how you were to download it.

Please cd to ~/tor so that you're back on track with the instructions, and then use the wget command as stated in post #20. Don't do anything else after that has completed - just report back.

paxolin · 07-06-2017, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

The colon after the "Download the Tor Browser..." line indicated that the next instruction showed you how you were to download it.

Please cd to ~/tor so that you're back on track with the instructions, and then use the wget command as stated in post #20. Don't do anything else after that has completed - just report back.

I did a "dir" after I changed to the tor directory, make sure it was empty. I seem to have the d/l in there already though?

Code:

watt@PCMint ~ $ cd tor
watt@PCMint ~/tor $ dir
tor-browser-linux64-7.0.2_en-US.tar.xz

Do you want me to leave it, or something else?

hydrurga · 07-06-2017, 12:41 AM

That's great, thanks. Now carry out the rest of the instructions in post #20.

paxolin · 07-06-2017, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

That's great, thanks. Now carry out the rest of the instructions in post #20.

I now have a Tor Browser Setup on my desktop, but I haven't clicked it yet.

hydrurga · 07-06-2017, 01:42 AM

Great. Double click it.

paxolin · 07-06-2017, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Great. Double click it.

I can double click it, but it does nothing at all.
See the image below, plus the text in the "Command" box:

sh -c '"$(dirname "$*")"/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach || ([ ! -x "$(dirname "$*")"/Browser/start-tor-browser ] && "$(dirname "$*")"/start-tor-browser --detach)' dummy %k

If that's any help?

hydrurga · 07-06-2017, 02:08 AM

Oh darn it. This is one of the problems of not doing everything in one go, of spacing it out over several days.

I missed a section from my notes.

Please carry out the following two commands (which should have come after the signing key was installed, but we can do it now):

Code:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring

paxolin · 07-06-2017, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Oh darn it. This is one of the problems of not doing everything in one go, of spacing it out over several days.

I missed a section from my notes.

Please carry out the following two commands (which should have come after the signing key was installed, but we can do it now):

Code:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring

Done that. I see there were some comments at the bottom of the terminal text about bits having disappeared, if it's relevant?

Code:

watt@PCMint ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for watt: 
Ign:1 http://mirror1.ku.ac.th/linuxmint-packages serena InRelease
Hit:2 http://mirror1.ku.ac.th/linuxmint-packages serena Release                
Hit:3 http://mirror.kku.ac.th/ubuntu xenial InRelease                          
Hit:4 http://mirror.kku.ac.th/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                  
Hit:5 http://mirror.kku.ac.th/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]     
Hit:9 http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial InRelease                
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dlech/keepass2-plugins/ubuntu xenial InRelease 
Hit:11 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                    
Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jtaylor/keepass/ubuntu xenial InRelease        
Hit:7 http://screenshots.getdeb.net xenial-getdeb InRelease                    
Hit:13 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease    
Fetched 102 kB in 1s (62.9 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
watt@PCMint ~ $ sudo apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  mixmaster torbrowser-launcher socat tor-arm apparmor-utils obfsproxy
  obfs4proxy
Recommended packages:
  tor-geoipdb torsocks
The following NEW packages will be installed
  deb.torproject.org-keyring tor
0 to upgrade, 2 to newly install, 0 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
Need to get 1,190 kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,100 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial/main amd64 deb.torproject.org-keyring all 2016.08.22 [5,220 B]
Get:2 http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org xenial/main amd64 tor amd64 0.3.0.9-1~xenial+1 [1,185 kB]
Fetched 1,190 kB in 2s (481 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package deb.torproject.org-keyring.
(Reading database ... 238890 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../deb.torproject.org-keyring_2016.08.22_all.deb ...
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp.hEa1hc8dY1/secring.gpg' created
Unpacking deb.torproject.org-keyring (2016.08.22) ...
Selecting previously unselected package tor.
Preparing to unpack .../tor_0.3.0.9-1~xenial+1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking tor (0.3.0.9-1~xenial+1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu17) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Setting up deb.torproject.org-keyring (2016.08.22) ...
Setting up tor (0.3.0.9-1~xenial+1) ...
Something or somebody made /var/lib/tor disappear.
Creating one for you again.
Something or somebody made /var/log/tor disappear.
Creating one for you again.
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu17) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...

Still not tried to run it again yet.

hydrurga · 07-06-2017, 02:22 AM

Good, because it wouldn't run.

Now change the command in the desktop shortcut so it reads (replace "paxolin" with your username for all three occurrences):

Code:

sh -c '/home/paxolin/tor/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach || ([ ! -x /home/paxolin/tor/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser ] && /home/paxolin/tor/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser --detach)' dummy %k

Once that has been done and the shortcut has been closed again, try double clicking on it.