TOR Browser Bundle

[Rusty Shakelford]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 02:08:16 +0100
Peter Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/09/14 01:36, Rusty Shakelford wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 07:54:10 +0100
> > Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:
> >
> >> Rusty Shakelford wrote:
> >>> Is there any good step by step documentation on installing the TOR browser bundle on Ubuntu?
> >>>
> >>> What I found was over my head and I can't seem to follow it well enough to make it work for me.
> >>
> >> How far have you been able to get? Broadly, you should be able to
> >> extract the tarball (which Doug has already covered), go into the
> >> resulting directory (likely named 'tor-browser_en-US') and run
> >> 'start-tor-browser'. It can take a while to start fully.
> >>
> >> Does that process work? If so, is the issue in getting it 'fully'
> >> installed such that you can launch it from menus and suchlike? If not,
> >> at which point does it do something unexpected, and what does it do,
> >> or not do?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Avi
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> > I would idealy like to be able to lock an icon to the launcher however I am flexible as long as I can start it and make it run.
> >
> > I downloaded the Tar file and extracted it to usr/local/src
> > As you said I now have a folder called "tor-browser_en-US".
> > After trying to run "start Tor browser" Gedit opens with the following information which makes no sense to me at all.

> >
> Hi,
> 
> Make the 'Start Tor Browser' script executable, (right click - 
> <properties> permissions, check the executable box, I am uncertain of 
> the command line method but it involves the 'chmod' command, and I am 
> sure google will help!).
> 
> Then the script should work.
> 
> I don't know if compressing the file into .tar format removes the 
> permissions or weather it is a security thing to prevent infections etc, 
> but that script is the way I start tor browser when needed.
> 
> Hope this helps you to stay anonymous and prevent the governments from 
> snooping on your every move :D
> 
> Pete S
> 
> PS: If you are of a sensitive nature  or easily offended do not delve 
> too deeply into 'The Onion Network 'there be dragons in there' ;)
> 
> I found this link a good starting point: http://pastebin.com/ADTynHbX 
>   but it maybe out of date by now!!!
> 
> -- 



I was able to make the file executable as you said by (right click - 
<properties> permissions, check the executable box,)

However the file is not executing. It is still coming up in Gedit as before even though the box is checked.
Can I choose a different program to "open with" and if so which would I use?

I will continue working on this throughout the day. I hope to get it working.
I have always been a fan of TOR and used it exclusively when I used Microsoft Windows.
I am willing to give it up to be able to use Linux but maybe I wont have to.

-- 
Rusty Shakelford <R.Shakelford at gmx.com>