So I'm starting this as a separate thread from my last post, since the previous post went quiet.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ls-4175496116/

The last three or four posts are about setting up Tor. I'm stuck.

Thx

Go here, https://www.torproject.org/download/...d-easy.html.en

and download the Tor bundle to your home directory. Once there run, as user, tar -xvf filename
that is, the full name of the tor bundle you just downloaded, for example, tar -xvf tor-browser-linux64-3.5.2.1_en-US.tar.xz

That will create a directory/folder named, tor_browser (and whatever language you are using), for example, tor-browser_en-US

Inside that new directory you will find, start-tor-browser
Edit your menu and add this new item or create a new icon/launcher on your desktop, and use, start-tor-browser as the command.
Good Luck.

There is no setting up !
5 years ago there was ( and a lot of setting of things, i have been using tor for YEARS)
but NOT NOW


as to running the tor-bundle
use "cwizardone's" post

you also do not even have to use the terminal to un zip the archive
just "r-click" it and open it with the already installed archive manager
JUST LIKE ON WINDOWS 95,98,2000,ME,XP,VISTA,7,8,8.1

all you have to do is "double click " on the one script "start-tor-browser"

it is a all in one bundled set of programs that will launch a custom version of firefox

grabbing a random Endpoint exiting the tor network


now from the other post
you said all you needed was a VPN
there are many
most you need to par a monthly fee for

Tor is in debian"s package manager. you think it might be in ubuntu's?
That's if you are running ubuntu as your user-agent string indicates.

Yes, it's available to download through synaptic, but on the Tor website they explicitly warn against using that source, since it is infrequently updated.

Nevertheless, I figured I'd try it now. It failed to download even through Synaptic:

W: Failed to fetch http://deb.torproject.org/torproject...se+1_amd64.deb
400 Bad Request


W: Failed to fetch http://deb.torproject.org/torproject...cise+1_all.deb
400 Bad Request

I just downloaded from the 2 links you provided, they are active. If you can download them you can use gdebi to install it.

Are you running 1204?

for a 64 bit OS install
just use this
https://www.torproject.org/dist/torb...1_en-US.tar.xz
the xz archive
r-click on it and open the archive in your archive manager
( the exact same way you used to do on windows xp,vista,7,or8 )

then double click on the script "start-tor-bundle"

HOW HARD IS THAT

I think it's a network problem, maybe using proxy?

Go to https://www.torproject.org/index.html.en

They have other methods of using Tor, for example tails, which is a dedicated Tor OS to run on a usb stick or in a VM.

I used to use Tor but not anymore because I read and heard that NSA has counter measures for Tor traffic as well.