Surf Internet privately on Linux Ubuntu Systems. How to install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu Derivatives. Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu, via PPA or via official Tor archive.
Tor Browser Bundle 5.0.4 is the latest version of the Tor Browser. Tor Browser Bundle 5.0.4 has been released with the following changes:
- All Platforms
- Update Firefox to 38.4.0esr
- Update NoScript to 2.6.9.39
- Update Torbutton to 1.9.3.5
- Bug 9623: Spoof Referer when leaving a .onion domain
- Bug 16735: about:tor should accommodate different fonts/font sizes
- Bug 16937: Don’t translate the homepage/spellchecker dictionary string
- Bug 17164: Don’t show text-select cursor on circuit display
- Bug 17351: Remove unused code
- Bug 16937: Remove the en-US dictionary from non en-US Tor Browser bundles
- Bug 17318: Remove dead ScrambleSuit bridge
- Bug 17473: Update meek-amazon fingerprint
- Bug 16983: Isolate favicon requests caused by the tab list dropdown
- Bug 17102: Don’t crash while opening a second Tor Browser
Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu
You can install Tor Browser on Ubuntu, via PPA or via official Tor archive.
Method 1: Install Tor Browser on Linux Ubuntu, via TOR Package
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Tor Browser on 32 bit Linux Ubuntu systems:
$ cd ~
$ wget https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/5.0.4/tor-browser-linux32-5.0.4_en-US.tar.xz
$ tar -xJvf tor-browser-linux32-*_en-US.tar.xz
$ cd tor-browser_en-US/
$ ./start-tor-browser.desktop
Install Tor Browser on 64 bit Linux Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Tor Browser on 64 bit Linux Ubuntu systems:
$ cd ~
$ wget https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/5.0.4/tor-browser-linux64-5.0.4_en-US.tar.xz
$ tar -xJvf tor-browser-linux64-*_en-US.tar.xz
$ cd tor-browser_en-US/
$ ./start-tor-browser.desktop
For an easier usage, do this:
$ sudo ln -sf ~/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser /usr/bin/tor
Install Tor Browser on Linux Ubuntu Systems, via PPA
The Tor Browser Bundle 5.0.4 can also be downloaded and installed via WebUpd8 PPA on all Ubuntu systems and Ubuntu derivatives. Run the following commands to install Tor Browser Bundle 5.0.4, via third party PAP:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/tor-browser
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install tor-browser
Once installed, start Tor browser via Terminal or Ubuntu Dash.
Simply open Terminal, type tor and press enter. When the Tor browser opens, press connect and wait until you get connected to the Tor network. It may take few moments and once you are connected to the Tor network, you are ready to go.
Uninstall Tor Browser From Linux Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to uninstall Tor Browser from Linux Ubuntu systems:
$ sudo apt-get remove tor-browser
$ rm -r ~/.tor-browser-en
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