Ubuntu – How to install the Tor Browser Bundle in Ubuntu

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In Ubuntu 13.04 I used to use the ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64 PPA to install the 64-bit Tor Browser Bundle. However, in Ubuntu 13.10 it doesn't work anymore.

How do I install the Tor Browser Bundle in Ubuntu?

Best Answer

Note: This PPA hasn't been updated in YEARS already (since 2015) is several updates behind the official Tor Browser Bundle release.

Run the below commands to install tor browser in Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/upubuntu-com-tor64-saucy.list

Change saucy to raring and save that file:
Update the repositories:
```
sudo apt-get update
```
Now you can install the Tor Browser Bundle:
```
sudo apt-get install tor-browser 
```

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Ubuntu – How to update Tor browser

How to update?

Just download the latest version from their website.

How to run it?

After unzip the file:

Grant execute privileges to the start-tor-browser file:
```
chmod +x start-tor-browser
```
Double click the file
If you get a message, click on Run

That is all

Ubuntu – How safe is it to transfer sensitive information over Tor Browser Bundle on a restricted network

Tor should protect you from your local network, if that's what you're worried about.

The problem with Tor is the exit node (whose traffic could be sniffed) but that's hard to predict or manipulate (unless you're the NSA). If you're using SSL over Tor, that's even better.

Personally, I'd opt to just SSH to a server of mine and use its OpenSSH's built in SOCKS proxy.

ssh -D 9090 user@server

Then you can set your browser's proxy (remember it has to be a SOCKS proxy, not HTTP - that won't work) to localhost:9090 and boom, your traffic is fully encrypted all the way out to the server.

Pro: To your local network it'll also look like standard encrypted SSH traffic. Much less suspicious than Tor traffic.
Pro: It should be faster. There's less of the deliberate snaking that Tor encourages and server bandwidth is usually pretty great. This should keep things buzzing along.
Meh: The endpoint (where you server sits) is still vulnerable but if it's yours, you should know the network more than you'll know the network of a Tor node.
Con: It's not anonymous. Your server? Your IP. Not yours? Keeps a log of you connecting.