Tor Browser is specifically engineered to have a nearly identical (we're not perfect!) fingerprint across its users. Most browsers inadvertently create a unique fingerprint for each user which can be tracked across the internet. If your copy of Tor Browser has a unique fingerprint, your browsing activities can be deanonymized and tracked even though you are using Tor Browser.īasically, each browser's settings and features create what is called a 'browser fingerprint'. Installing new add-ons may affect Tor Browser in unforeseen ways and potentially make your Tor Browser fingerprint unique. In any case, you only have to enter the data requested there and the configuration process will begin.It's strongly discouraged to install new add-ons in Tor Browser, because they can compromise your privacy and security. So, in case you check both, you will see an image like this. In the image, you can notice that two options are directly related to the country from which TOR is run. If you choose the Configure option, you will see a screen like this:

If you press it, the program will do all the steps to perform the configuration.

Once you run the command, you will see a screen like this:įor most users, pressing the Connect button is sufficient. Now access the folder we just generated :~$ cd ~/Documents/torĪnd from it, launch the TOR Browser. :~$ mv ~/Documents/tor-browser_en-US/ ~/Documents/tor The generated folder has a somewhat strange name, so it is better to change it to a more readable one. :~$ tar xvf Downloads/tor-browser-linu圆4-9.0.9_ -C ~/Documents/ Once the download is finished, decompress it into a folder like Documents. Login to Ubuntu Terminal and Download TOR using wget command. Most Linux users prefer a terminal, so below are the step to install TOR from the command line. This is a wizard-driven and graphical method.

You can download TOR Browser from the project website and install it using Ubuntu Software install. It may not be up-to-date and may have some security fixes and features missing. TOR Browser is available in default repository of Ubuntu, but it is not recommended to install it from there. Browse freely Install The TOR browser on Ubuntu / Linux Mint.

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