Today we’re taking a closer look at The Onion Router, known better by its acronym Tor. It is free and open-source software that enables anonymous internet communication. Now you can run tor as src/app/tor (0.4.3.x and later), or you can run make install (as root if necessary) to install it into /usr/local/, and then you can start it just by running tor.If you are concerned about privacy and want one of the most well-protected browsers available, you should try the Tor Browser. If you're building from source, first install libevent, and make sure you have openssl and zlib (including the -devel packages if applicable). The latest release of Tor can be found on the download page. Download latest release and dependencies.Name=Tor for Fedora $releasever - $basearch That means you could be missing stability and security fixes.Įnable the Torproject package repository by following the instructions.Īdd the following to /etc//tor.repo and then install the tor package. In the past they have not reliably been updated. If you are using Macports in a Terminal window, run: $ sudo port install torĭo not use the packages in Ubuntu's universe. If you are using Homebrew in a Terminal window, run: # brew install tor To install Macports follow the instructions on /install.php.

To install Homebrew follow the instructions on brew.sh. You can use the package manager of your choice. There are two package manager on OS X: Homebrew and Macports.

Note that sudo asks for your user password, while su expects the root password of your system.

To open a root terminal you have several options: sudo su, or sudo -i, or su -i. Admin access: To install Tor you need root privileges.īelow all commands that need to be run as root user like apt and dpkg are prepended with '#', while commands to be run as user with '$' resembling the standard prompt in a terminal.

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