Tor Project (Tor Browser + Debian Repository)

The Instructions of Tor Project via Tor Browser and Tor Package Repository

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System Information

Intel x86-64 + Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS + Linux 6.5.0-25-generic

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Using Tor Browser

1. Download the Tor Browser:

    wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/13.5/tor-browser-linux-x86_64-13.5.tar.xz
   

2. Verify Tor Browser’s Signature:

   2.1 Download the Tor Browser Signature:

    wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/13.5/tor-browser-linux-x86_64-13.5.tar.xz.asc
   

   2.2 Fetching the Tor Developers Key:

    gpg --auto-key-locate nodefault,wkd --locate-keys torbrowser@torproject.org
   

   2.3 Generate the Keyring:

    gpg --output ./tor.keyring --export 0xEF6E286DDA85EA2A4BA7DE684E2C6E8793298290
   

   2.4 Verify the Signature:

    gpgv --keyring ./tor.keyring \
    ./tor-browser-linux-x86_64-13.5.tar.xz.asc ./tor-browser-linux-x86_64-13.5.tar.xz
   

   which should display

   gpgv: Good signature from "Tor Browser Developers (signing key) <torbrowser@torproject.org>"

3. Extract Tor Browser:

    tar -xvf tor-browser-linux-x86_64-13.5.tar.xz 
   

4. Run Tor Browser:

    cd cd tor-browser
    ./start-tor-browser.desktop
   

5. Click the Connect Button in Tor Browser

6. Verify Tor Browser is Working

   Please visit the website check.torproject.org, Tor Browser is working when the page shows the following text:

   Congratulations. This browser is configured to use Tor.

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Using Tor Package Repository

1. Switch to the Root User

    sudo su
    whoami
   

   which should display root after entering the password

2. Install Necessary Package

    apt install apt-transport-https
   

3. Check CPU Architecture

    dpkg --print-architecture
   

   which displays amd64

4. Create a New File and Add Entries

   New File

    touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor.list
    sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor.list
   

   Entries

    deb     [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg] https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org focal main
    deb-src [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg] https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org focal main
   

   Note that you can replace amd64 if you use a different CPU architecture.

5. Add the gpg Key used to Sign the Packages

    deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
   

6. Install Tor and Keyring

    apt update
    apt install tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
   

7. Exit the Root User

    exit
   

8. Start, Enable, Verify Status, and Stop Tor

    sudo systemctl start tor
    sudo systemctl enable tor
    sudo systemctl status tor
    sudo systemctl stop tor