Tor browsers

[JD]

How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor 
browsers?

I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup / 
configurations links.

[Richard Ibbotson]

> How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor
> browsers?
>
> I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup /
> configurations links.

Download...
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en#downloads

Unzip and use.   Or you can use this...

https://www.banym.de/linux/fedora/install-tor-on-fedora

--
Richard

[Richard Ibbotson]

> Download...  https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en#
> downloads
>
> Unzip and use.   Or you can use this...
>
> https://www.banym.de/linux/fedora/install-tor-on-fedora

See also....

https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc
 https://www.scalescale.com/tips/nginx/installing-tor-centos-rhel-fedora/

--
Richard

[Joe Zeff]

On 03/17/2017 02:07 PM, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> https://www.banym.de/linux/fedora/install-tor-on-fedora

These instructions are for Fedora 14.  Is there anything more recent?

[SternData]

On 03/17/2017 03:52 PM, JD wrote:
> How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor
> browsers?
>
> I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup /
> configurations links.
> _______________________________________________

use dnf to install it

sudo dnf install tor tor-browser

[William Oliver]

On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:52 -0600, JD wrote:
> How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running
> tor 
> browsers?
>
> I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation /
> setup / 
> configurations links.

I just did it, and it was easy.  Just go to the Tor site, download the
the software and run it from your own home directory.  It will do the
routing and such automatically.  There's essentially no configuration,
unless you want to tweak with it yourself.

I also did it using the fedora repository (e.g. tor and tor-browser-
launcher).  It also worked fine.

I use the repository Tor for regular Tor browsing, and added FoxyProxy
to my local copy for doing I2P stuff.

billo

[William Oliver]

On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:52 -0600, JD wrote:
> How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running
> tor 
> browsers?
>
> I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation /
> setup / 
> configurations links.

I'll also add, I don't use Tor as much as I'd like because I get
frustrated at the latency.  It's maddening sometimes.

billo

[Richard Ibbotson]

> These instructions are for Fedora 14.  Is there anything more recent?

It's still relevant.  Works if you follow what they say.  Privoxy can be a
problem.  Easier not to use it.  In /etc/tor/torrc you can uncomment...

SOCKSPort 9050
ControlPort 9051
HashedControlPassword 16:

Then start Tor with 'tor -f /etc/tor/torrc' as a user and not as root.  In
Firefox change the settings under Preferences > Advanced > Network >
Connection > Settings > Manual proxy configuration > Socks host =
127.0.0.1  Port 9050   Check the SockV5 box.  Check Proxy DNS when using
Socks V5

--
Richard

[JD]

On 03/17/2017 03:35 PM, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> These instructions are for Fedora 14.  Is there anything more recent?
>
>
> It's still relevant.  Works if you follow what they say.  Privoxy can 
> be a problem.  Easier not to use it.  In /etc/tor/torrc you can 
> uncomment...
>
> SOCKSPort 9050
> ControlPort 9051
> HashedControlPassword 16:
>
> Then start Tor with 'tor -f /etc/tor/torrc' as a user and not as 
> root.  In Firefox change the settings under Preferences > Advanced > 
> Network > Connection > Settings > Manual proxy configuration > Socks 
> host = 127.0.0.1  Port 9050   Check the SockV5 box.  Check Proxy DNS 
> when using Socks V5
>
> --
> Richard

Thanks to all who replied.
google also shows things like
hardened-tor-browser
sandboxed-tor-browser
both of which together prevent the exposure of user identity.
But still I am not sure it is working.
How does one check to see if it is working?

Cheers,

JD

[Richard Ibbotson]

How does one check to see if it is working?

https://check.torproject.org/

--
Richard

[Personal (open)]

On 17.03.2017 21:27, SternData wrote:
> On 03/17/2017 03:52 PM, JD wrote:
> > How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor browsers? I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup / configurations links. _______________________________________________
>
> use dnf to install it
>
> sudo dnf install tor tor-browser
>
> -- 
> -- Steve
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Slight correction its: dnf install tor torbrowser-launcher

[JD]

On 03/17/2017 06:14 PM, Personal (open) wrote:
> On 17.03.2017 21:27, SternData wrote:
> > On 03/17/2017 03:52 PM, JD wrote:
> > > How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running 
> > > tor browsers? I have never done it to-date, and would like some 
> > > installation / setup / configurations links. 
> > > _______________________________________________
> >
> > use dnf to install it
> >
> > sudo dnf install tor tor-browser
> >
> > -- -- Steve _______________________________________________ users 
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> > to [e-mail] 
>
> Slight correction its: dnf install tor torbrowser-launcher
>
> -- 
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>
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>
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>
> "Any man willing to retreat freedom for security is deserving of neither." (Pp) -- Benjamin Franklin.
>
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torbrowser  is already installed, and tor is running per ps -efwwll output:

0 S jd       17536 17511  0  80   0 -  9468 ep_pol 18:35 pts/3 00:00:00 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/tor 
--defaults-torrc 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults 
-f 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc 
DataDirectory 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor 
GeoIPFile 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip 
GeoIPv6File 
/sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6 
HashedControlPassword 
16:9a061bb38da1d7b8603908f36b6839b8273d17bb3b38bc2aae0854aa5e 
__OwningControllerProcess 17511 DisableNetwork 1

but I am still getting:

Could not connect to Tor control port.

and then it aborts because it cannot connect to the tor port.

And there is a "tor network settings" banner which says:

Waiting for tor to start, but as you an see from the ps output, it is 
running.

So..... what's up with all this?
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[Ed Greshko]

On 03/18/17 04:52, JD wrote:
> How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor
> browsers?
>
> I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup
> / configurations links.

You just want to run a tor browser, right?

If that is so....

All I needed to do was, with KDE as my desktop

dnf install torbrowser-launcher

then go to the KDE menu.   Applications-->Internet-->Tor

It then automatically downloaded, installed, and started the browser. 
It asked how I wanted to connect and I simply told it to "Connect".

Done.

egreshko  2728  2696  0 09:27 ?        00:00:01
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/tor
--defaults-torrc
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults
-f
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc
DataDirectory
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor
GeoIPFile
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip
GeoIPv6File
/home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6
HashedControlPassword
16:60d7520c59ed0824602f8672f5717af2959ba39ffc4bbfb8a17eb718d2
__OwningControllerProcess 2696 DisableNetwork 1

The "Tor Browser Launcher Settings" show

Tor server  tcp:127.0.0.1:9050

Mirror:  https://www.torproject.org/dist/

[JD]

On 03/17/2017 07:38 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 03/18/17 04:52, JD wrote:
> > How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running tor
> > browsers?
> >
> > I have never done it to-date, and would like some installation / setup
> > / configurations links.
>
> You just want to run a tor browser, right?
>
> If that is so....
>
> All I needed to do was, with KDE as my desktop
>
> dnf install torbrowser-launcher
>
> then go to the KDE menu.   Applications-->Internet-->Tor
>
> It then automatically downloaded, installed, and started the browser.
> It asked how I wanted to connect and I simply told it to "Connect".
>
> Done.
>
> egreshko  2728  2696  0 09:27 ?        00:00:01
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/tor
> --defaults-torrc
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults
> -f
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc
> DataDirectory
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor
> GeoIPFile
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip
> GeoIPv6File
> /home/egreshko/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6
> HashedControlPassword
> 16:60d7520c59ed0824602f8672f5717af2959ba39ffc4bbfb8a17eb718d2
> __OwningControllerProcess 2696 DisableNetwork 1
>
> The "Tor Browser Launcher Settings" show
>
> Tor server  tcp:127.0.0.1:9050
>
> Mirror:  https://www.torproject.org/dist/

Well, using Mate DT, I have
Applications -> Internet -> Tor Browser
         "                     "            Tor Browser Launcher Settings

I selected Tor Browser, and the 2 banners I mentioned before came up - 
one of then cannot connect to tor port
and the other says (forever stays on screen): Waiting for tor to start. 
I kill that banner by clicking on quit.

[Ed Greshko]

On 03/18/17 09:56, JD wrote:
> I selected Tor Browser, and the 2 banners I mentioned before came up -
> one of then cannot connect to tor port
> and the other says (forever stays on screen): Waiting for tor to
> start. I kill that banner by clicking on quit.

No problems here.

Maybe you have some odd firewall settings?  Have you tried to disable
your FW?

[JD]

On 03/17/2017 08:01 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 03/18/17 09:56, JD wrote:
> > I selected Tor Browser, and the 2 banners I mentioned before came up -
> > one of then cannot connect to tor port
> > and the other says (forever stays on screen): Waiting for tor to
> > start. I kill that banner by clicking on quit.
>
> No problems here.
>
> Maybe you have some odd firewall settings?  Have you tried to disable
> your FW?

Well, even though disabling the FW lets tor browser start,
I am totally NOT comfortable disabling the FW. That is too
big a hole.

[Ed Greshko]

On 03/18/17 10:48, JD wrote:
> Well, even though disabling the FW lets tor browser start,
> I am totally NOT comfortable disabling the FW. That is too
> big a hole.

Well, at least you know you have a setting that is causing you a
problem.  So, now you should be able to determine it with a bit of snooping.

[Corey W Sheldon]

`sudo systemctl enable|start tor` then retry

On 3/18/17 12:42 AM, JD wrote:
> On 03/17/2017 06:14 PM, Personal (open) wrote:
> > On 17.03.2017 21:27, SternData wrote:
> > > On 03/17/2017 03:52 PM, JD wrote:
> > > > How much effort is involved in setting up tor port(s) and running
> > > > tor browsers? I have never done it to-date, and would like some
> > > > installation / setup / configurations links.
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> > > use dnf to install it
> > >
> > > sudo dnf install tor tor-browser
> > >
> > > -- -- Steve _______________________________________________ users
> > > mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > >  To unsubscribe send an email
> > > to [e-mail]
> >
> > Slight correction its: dnf install tor torbrowser-launcher
> >
> > -- 
> > Corey W Sheldon
> > ph: +1 (310).909.7672
> > 0x8B4E89435A88E539  0x59276298D2264944
> > Freelance IT Consultant, Multi-Discipline Tutor
> > Fedora AmbaNA (linuxmodder)
> > Ameridea LLC Founder, President
> >
> > Find me elsewhere:
> > https://gist.github.com/linux-modder/ac5dc6fa211315c633c9
> >
> > "One must never underestimate the power of boredom...from which
> > creativity and laziness are borne, which can spark great works of
> > chaos and genius."  --Anonymous
> >
> > "Any man willing to retreat freedom for security is deserving of
> > neither." (Pp) -- Benjamin Franklin.
> >
> > This document, including attachments, is intended for the person or
> > company named and contains confidential and/or legally privileged
> > information. Unauthorized disclosure, copying or use of this
> > information may be unlawful and is prohibited. If you are not the
> > intended recipient, please destroy this message and notify the sender.
>
> torbrowser  is already installed, and tor is running per ps -efwwll
> output:
>
> 0 S jd       17536 17511  0  80   0 -  9468 ep_pol 18:35 pts/3
> 00:00:00
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/tor
> --defaults-torrc
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults
> -f
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc
> DataDirectory
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor
> GeoIPFile
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip
> GeoIPv6File
> /sdb3/home/jd/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6
> HashedControlPassword
> 16:9a061bb38da1d7b8603908f36b6839b8273d17bb3b38bc2aae0854aa5e
> __OwningControllerProcess 17511 DisableNetwork 1
>
> but I am still getting:
>
> Could not connect to Tor control port.
>
> and then it aborts because it cannot connect to the tor port.
>
> And there is a "tor network settings" banner which says:
>
> Waiting for tor to start, but as you an see from the ps output, it is
> running.
>
> So..... what's up with all this?
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
> users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]