I am trying to learn how to use the commands!




a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~$ cd Downloads
a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~/Downloads$ ls
tor-browser_en-US tor-browser-linux32-10.5a6_en-US.tar.xz
a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~/Downloads$ tor-browser_en-US
tor-browser_en-US: command not found



a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~$ start-tor-browser.desktop
start-tor-browser.desktop: command not found
a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~$ start-tor-browser.desktop.
start-tor-browser.desktop.: command not found
a@a-HP-Compaq-dc7700-Convertible-Minitower:~$

I suggest you find a fundamental Linux book or a tutorial for beginners. Also, since you ask for help, why don't you follow the suggestions?

This doesn't work, because tor-browser_en-US is not a command or executable file, but a directory.
start-tor-browser.desktop simply doesn't exist in the local directory. Its location is the tor-browser_en-US directory, but in any case, it is not an executable file.

Or better yet, try the package torbrowser-launcher instead. It will take care of all of the above for you.

In the appropriate directory, try
Worked for me.
But I agree with one of the previous posters: Since this is a GUI app anyhow, why don't you just double-click the .desktop file.

and in the screenshot below it is written correctly.
Anyhow, you should always go to the source for installation instructions. See post #2.

PS: with the arrival of Q-Anon your username gains a whole new dimension of meaning!

Use your file browser and double click as the howto suggested.

or

It seems to me you have downloaded a tor-browser compressed file and then you have unpacked the compressed file in your Downloads directory.
However I don't think you've installed tor-browser.

I think you should use the Linux Mint repository.
Just as Iphone uses iTunes to download all apps and android uses google play, your Linux Mint distro has a repository to download all your apps. Including tor-browser.
Installing from your repository is more secure than downloading software from a website.

This link tells you what commands to use to install tor-browser from your repository computingforgeeks.
Simply copy and paste the commands onto your terminal. You'll need to be logged in as superuser (Administrator).

The tutorial isn't fantastic - but it should work.

I have just tried installing it through the icon
I double click the set up icon and nothing happens!
https://ibb.co/RBqWpw4

I would think your Tor Browser Setup would be executable but check to see if it is when you are in the folder shown in the image in your post. Right click Tor Browser Setup, click Properties, click Permissions and see that the box to the left of "Allow executing as a program" is checked.

The link with instructions posted above seems pretty simple to use, you might try that.

Yes that box is ticked

One other thing is when I right click on the icon, one of the options is to open it with the text editor
When you useully open something like that with a text editor it give you a computer code but instead its a set of instructions

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#!/usr/bin/env ./Browser/execdesktop
#
# This file is a self-modifying .desktop file that can be run from the shell.
# It preserves arguments and environment for the start-tor-browser script.
#
# Run './start-tor-browser.desktop --help' to display the full set of options.
#
# When invoked from the shell, this file must always be in a Tor Browser root
# directory. When run from the file manager or desktop GUI, it is relocatable.
#
# After first invocation, it will update itself with the absolute path to the
# current TBB location, to support relocation of this .desktop file for GUI
# invocation. You can also add Tor Browser to your desktop's application menu
# by running './start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app'
#
# If you use --register-app, and then relocate your TBB directory, Tor Browser
# will no longer launch from your desktop's app launcher/dock. However, if you
# re-run --register-app from inside that new directory, the script
# will correct the absolute paths and re-register itself.
#
# This file will also still function if the path changes when TBB is used as a
# portable app, so long as it is run directly from that new directory, either
# via the shell or via the file manager.

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Tor Browser Setup
GenericName=Web Browser
Comment=Tor Browser is +1 for privacy and −1 for mass surveillance
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;Security;
Exec=sh -c '"$(dirname "$*")"/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach || ([ ! -x "$(dirname "$*")"/Browser/start-tor-browser ] && "$(dirname "$*")"/start-tor-browser --detach)' dummy %k
X-TorBrowser-ExecShell=./Browser/start-tor-browser --detach
Icon=web-browser
StartupWMClass=Tor Browser

I would change OP primary prompt to something easy to read and work with say
on my computer it looks like
just OP host name is very long plus following working directory path makes almost impossible to work within shell (say deep in directory tree).

Follow the directions in the tutorial you have been using and about step 12 or 13 is very clear on what to do.

Withdrawn

The tor browser runs from the location where it is unpacked. In the case of the OP that is ~/Downloads/tor-browser_en-US/

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The OP has downloaded the tor-browser package from a third-party website which can be vulnerable to being hacked (e.g. MITM attack).
Given this is tor-browser it would be sensible to be cautious.

It's best practice to download from the repo which the OP doesn't know anything about.
The tutorial OP is using (from computersavvy's comment #26) is pretty bad for newbies since installing from repo is far easier.

Also there hasn't been a gpg verification of the tor-browser package being downloaded.

And now OP is going down a rabbit hole of using several complicated linux commands to execute something that has been unpacked.
The tutorial link I gave earlier states a tor-browser repo needs to be added to /etc/apt/sourceslist.d. Perhaps tor-browser won't launch without it?