How to get Tor Browser to start in Ubuntu?

JASlinux · 03-11-2024, 04:02 AM

I am getting this message beginning "Tor exited during startup.":

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Someone having the same problem in Windows on StackExchange:

https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/23826/tor-exited-during-startup-on-fresh-install

I use another distro family using the Ubuntu repositories where Tor Browser runs easily.

Why is Ubuntu fussy?

pan64 · 03-11-2024, 04:06 AM

it is not ubuntu, but your setup. It is written: until you fix that issue it won't work

John VV · 03-11-2024, 07:18 AM

where did you get tor browser?
from the tor web site ? --- RECOMENDED
or from the repos ?

JASlinux · 03-12-2024, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by John VV

where did you get tor browser?
from the tor web site ? --- RECOMENDED
or from the repos ?

I agree with your recommendation & boot so many different versions I'll have to take note next time.

I probably tried two. The 1st was a standalone version. The second was from the repositories.

tor dependencies:

tor-geoipdb_0.4.2.7-1_all.deb
tor_0.4.2.7-1_amd64.deb
torsocks_2.3.0-2_amd64.deb

tor browser dependencies:

libdouble-conversion3_3.1.5-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
libpcre2-16-0_10.34-7ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
libqt5core5a_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5dbus5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5designer5_5.12.8-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
libqt5gui5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5help5_5.12.8-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
libqt5network5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5printsupport5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5sql5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5sql5-sqlite_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5svg5_5.12.8-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
libqt5test5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5widgets5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libqt5xml5_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
libxcb-icccm4_0.4.1-1.1_amd64.deb
libxcb-image0_0.4.0-1build1_amd64.deb
libxcb-keysyms1_0.4.0-1build1_amd64.deb
libxcb-render-util0_0.3.9-1build1_amd64.deb
libxcb-xinerama0_1.14-2_amd64.deb
libxcb-xinput0_1.14-2_amd64.deb
libxcb-xkb1_1.14-2_amd64.deb
libxkbcommon-x11-0_0.10.0-1_amd64.deb
python3-gpg_1.13.1-7ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
python3-pyqt5_5.14.1+dfsg-3build1_amd64.deb
python3-sip_4.19.21+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
python3-socks_1.6.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1_all.deb
qt5-gtk-platformtheme_5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
qttranslations5-l10n_5.12.8-0ubuntu1_all.deb
tor_0.4.2.7-1_amd64.deb
torbrowser-launcher_0.3.2-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
tor-geoipdb_0.4.2.7-1_all.deb
torsocks_2.3.0-2_amd64.deb

The Ubuntu process is radically different than a Tor site version that runs in a distro out-of-the-box. I do not know why they do this.

The browser window opens irregularly, wider than screen length before the error.

Thus far I have not gotten Tor to run in Ubuntu.

JASlinux · 03-13-2024, 09:06 PM

Tor is running. I suspect a Tor network error or configuration glitch on my system.

jadaja · 03-18-2024, 04:10 PM

what i have to do is open a terminal in the tor folder/directory then run ./start-tor-browser.desktop to run tor. it does updates and such before actually going into tor.

John VV · 03-19-2024, 05:53 AM

why type in " ./start-tor-browser.desktop "

just double click it .

jadaja · 03-19-2024, 11:35 PM

for me clicking/double-clicking does nothing, i have to run it from the command line, idky.