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TorBrowser on PureOS}
Download and setup TorBrowser on PureOS
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WARNING: Want Tor to really work? Have a look at this: https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning
1. Open //PureBrowser// and go to https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en. Click to download the //Linux, 64-bit// version, choose to save file and click !!OK!!:
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2. When download is completed, click the little folder icon to open the //Downloads// folder:
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3. Double-click the downloaded file to open it:
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4. The file will be opened in archive manager, click !!Extract!! to proceed:
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5. **Select the folder** where the archive will be extracted (in this example //Desktop// folder is used) and click the !!Extract!! button (upper right corner) to unpack the archive:
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6. When the extraction is complete, click to show the extracted files:
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7. This is what you will see:
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Note that the extracted folder is named //tor-browser_en-US// and that it is placed in the //Desktop// directory. The file //start-tor-browser.desktop// is a shortcut file, but we need to edit it to point to the directory where we extracted the TorBrowser archive.
8. Right-click the //start-tor-browser.desktop// file and select to open it in other application:
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9. Select **Text Editor** and click the !!Select!! button:
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10. It will be opened in a text editor:
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Note the `Exec` and `X-TorBrowser-ExecShell` lines! **Change them** to point to the directory where your //tor-browser_en-US// is placed (in this example: //Desktop//), so for example, this will be:
`Exec=/home/USERNAME/Desktop/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach`
`X-TorBrowser-ExecShell=/home/USERNAME/Desktop/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach`
//USERNAME// here is your username you have chosen during the installation procedure (in my case it is simply "mladen"):
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11. When you change these lines, click to !!Save!! the file, and exit the text editor (!!×!! button).
Then right-click the //start-tor-browser.desktop// file and copy it:
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12. On the left side pane click the //Home// shortcut:
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13. and then on your keyboard press {key CTRL}+{key H} combination, which will reveal hidden files and folders:
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14. Open folder //.local//->//share//->//Applications// and right-click->paste, so that the file //start-tor-browser.desktop// is copied to this folder:
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If there is no //Applications// folder, simply right-click and create it (the name is case sensitive).
15. This is it, TorBrowser shortcut will be shown in the applications menu:
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Start it, and when it is configured, open https://check.torproject.org/ to see if you are using the Tor network:
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Note: If you wish to upgrade TorBrowser, simply delete //tor-browser_en-US// folder from your //Desktop// directory and repeat just the steps 1-6!
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TorBrowser on PureOS}
Download and setup TorBrowser on PureOS
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WARNING: Want Tor to really work? Have a look at this: https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning
1. Open //PureBrowser// and go to https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en. Click to download the //Linux, 64-bit// version, choose to save file and click !!OK!!:
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2. When download is completed, click the little folder icon to open the //Downloads// folder:
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3. Double-click the downloaded file to open it:
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4. The file will be opened in archive manager, click !!Extract!! to proceed:
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5. **Select the folder** where the archive will be extracted (in this example //Desktop// folder is used) and click the !!Extract!! button (upper right corner) to unpack the archive:
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6. When the extraction is complete, click to show the extracted files:
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7. This is what you will see:
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Note that the extracted folder is named //tor-browser_en-US// and that it is placed in the //Desktop// directory. The file //start-tor-browser.desktop// is a shortcut file, but we need to edit it to point to the directory where we extracted the TorBrowser archive.
8. Right-click the //start-tor-browser.desktop// file and select to open it in other application:
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9. Select **Text Editor** and click the !!Select!! button:
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10. It will be opened in a text editor:
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Note the `Exec` and `X-TorBrowser-ExecShell` lines! **Change them** to point to the directory where your //tor-browser_en-US// is placed (in this example: //Desktop//), so for example, this will be:
`Exec=/home/USERNAME/Desktop/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach`
`X-TorBrowser-ExecShell=/home/USERNAME/Desktop/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach`
//USERNAME// here is your username you have chosen during the installation procedure (in my case it is simply "mladen"):
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11. When you change these lines, click to !!Save!! the file, and exit the text editor (!!×!! button).
Then right-click the //start-tor-browser.desktop// file and copy it:
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12. On the left side pane click the //Home// shortcut:
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13. and then on your keyboard press {key CTRL}+{key H} combination, which will reveal hidden files and folders:
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14. Open folder //.local//->//share//->//Applications// and right-click->paste, so that the file //start-tor-browser.desktop// is copied to this folder:
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If there is no //Applications// folder, simply right-click and create it (the name is case sensitive).
15. This is it, TorBrowser shortcut will be shown in the applications menu:
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Start it, and when it is configured, open https://check.torproject.org/ to see if you are using the Tor network:
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Note: If you wish to upgrade TorBrowser, simply delete //tor-browser_en-US// folder from your //Desktop// directory and repeat just the steps 1-6!