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Quote from: DjPxH on July 21, 2014, 06:52:36 AM

Quote from: Baitty on July 17, 2014, 12:10:56 PM

Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

At least you're on a list as soon as you search for the Tor browser or tor in general I guess. I always wondered if this whole thing wasn't just some trick or trap to quickly capture all people using Tor and thus exactly know who to observe Grin

tor isn't just for criminals. the sooner people realize that the better. I only use it because I don't like the fact that websites store your ip address in a database and also the neat little features like no script.

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Quote from: Baitty on July 17, 2014, 12:10:56 PM

Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

At least you're on a list as soon as you search for the Tor browser or tor in general I guess. I always wondered if this whole thing wasn't just some trick or trap to quickly capture all people using Tor and thus exactly know who to observe Grin

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Quote from: Welsh on July 20, 2014, 08:24:27 PM

I did have a slight problem when I tried to install Tor on Slackware. However, I manged to find out the problem. Let me just make sure you are installing it correctly first:

Installation:

- Download Linux Tor Browser. Link
- Extract the file:
32 bit:

Code:

tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux32-3.6.2_LANG.tar.xz

64 bit:

Code:

tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-3.6.2_LANG.tar.xz

Note:Obviously replace version number if it's a newer or older build. Also replace with your language. (just copy the name of the .tar.xz)
- Change to the tor directory:

Code:

cd tor-browser_LANG

- Then run Tor browser with

Code:

./start-tor-browser

Now, you should see some activity in the terminal. If you get a error like: "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting." then try this little fix:

- Use the text editor and open the start-tor-browser script file. Search for these lines:

Code:

if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then
complain "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting."
exit 1
fi

- Comment the whole of it out, for example:

Code:

#if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then
#complain "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting."
#exit 1
#fi

That is the one problem which I ran into a while back but, looked at why there was a exit=1 and edited it a few times and finally got it too run. If you are a experienced user you would of used this method so many times. I would recommend commenting it out and not actually removing it, it's good practice.

If you still can't get it to work if you could provide a terminal log then I'm sure we can sort it out. I took a shot in the dark as you didn't really supply us with any information about what error you are getting so this could be totally unrelated.

Thanks for the explanation but I've moved on and uninstalled slackware as it was too complicated for me. I don't think I had that error though.

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Quote from: Baitty on July 17, 2014, 12:10:56 PM

Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

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what is stopping you running it on slackware ?
post up the errors or what ever is stopping you.

the poster above provided a good summary,
i and a number of people can help if you post up something to go on

Welsh

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I did have a slight problem when I tried to install Tor on Slackware. However, I manged to find out the problem. Let me just make sure you are installing it correctly first:

Installation:

- Download Linux Tor Browser. Link (https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en)
- Extract the file:
32 bit:

Code:

tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux32-3.6.2_LANG.tar.xz

64 bit:

Code:

tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-3.6.2_LANG.tar.xz

Note:Obviously replace version number if it's a newer or older build. Also replace with your language. (just copy the name of the .tar.xz)
- Change to the tor directory:

Code:

cd tor-browser_LANG

- Then run Tor browser with

Code:

./start-tor-browser

Now, you should see some activity in the terminal. If you get a error like: "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting." then try this little fix:

- Use the text editor and open the start-tor-browser script file. Search for these lines:

Code:

if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then
complain "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting."
exit 1
fi

- Comment the whole of it out, for example:

Code:

#if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then
#complain "The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting."
#exit 1
#fi

That is the one problem which I ran into a while back but, looked at why there was a exit=1 and edited it a few times and finally got it too run. If you are a experienced user you would of used this method so many times. I would recommend commenting it out and not actually removing it, it's good practice.

If you still can't get it to work if you could provide a terminal log then I'm sure we can sort it out. I took a shot in the dark as you didn't really supply us with any information about what error you are getting so this could be totally unrelated.

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Is there any error message?

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Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:16:54 PM

Quote from: Baitty on July 17, 2014, 12:10:56 PM

Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

Oooh ok, I guess that makes sense after reading the article again. Maybe I'll consider going back to it, it wasn't too bad of a browser. I pretty much everything that it offered, and it did it well.

So any word on if the OP got it running yet?

Got it running in Ubuntu. But would really love to use it on slackware.

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I have ran it on ubuntu very easily before but I faced some problems with it now, so I just opted for Tor Browser Bundle, and it takes just 2 seconds to get it up and running.

see this: http://www.torproject.org.in/projects/torbrowser.html.en

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Quote from: Baitty on July 17, 2014, 12:10:56 PM

Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

Oooh ok, I guess that makes sense after reading the article again. Maybe I'll consider going back to it, it wasn't too bad of a browser. I pretty much everything that it offered, and it did it well.

So any word on if the OP got it running yet?

Baitty

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Quote from: Yakamoto on July 17, 2014, 12:09:35 PM

Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

That was Tor mail and not the actual Tor browser.

Yakamoto

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Didn't the FBI capture the main TOR server a while ago...?

I don't use TOR, used to though. After I read the main server was captured, I decided against using it in the future. On Ubuntu, just run the bundle. That should be enough to get it working.

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I run it via Ubuntu all the time. With the TOR browser bundle.

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Quote from: hilariousandco on July 17, 2014, 12:03:06 PM

I've run in fine on Ubuntu before. What are you trying to run it on?

I've got it running on Ubuntu. But I WOULD love to get it running on slackware as I love using Slackware.

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I've run in fine on Ubuntu before. What are you trying to run it on?

Baitty

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I've been trying to get it to work for awhile now and wondering if I do get it to install correctly then will it still be secure or is it simply not suppose to be run on a Linux machine.

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