Install Tor on Debian/Ubuntuįirst, you need to find out the name of your distribution using the following command.

Follow the instructions below to set up an official package repository on your system. DO NOT use the packages in the native repositories of Linux distributions, because they are frequently out of date.

It is highly recommended to install the Tor package from the official project repository for reasons of stability and security fixes. In this article, we will show how to install Tor (the anonymizing overlay network for TCP) software and configure your web browser ( Firefox and Chrome) to use it as a proxy. The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to enhance their privacy and security while connected to the Internet. This way, you can share sensitive information over public networks without compromising your privacy. Privacy Online is becoming a big deal and concerned Internet users are continuously looking for effective methods or tools for surfing the web anonymously for one reason or the other.īy surfing anonymously, no can easily tell who you are, where you’re connecting from or what sites you are visiting.

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