#Open tor browser ubuntu install#

Regardless of the Linux OS distribution, you are using, consider the applicability of Flatpak to install the latest Tor Browser Launcher on your Linux system.įlatpak is a package management and software deployment utility. Installing Tor Browser in Linux Using Flatpak

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It automates most of the installation steps making it easy for any user to follow along.įirst, go to the Tor download page and download the Tor Browser installer file and run the following commands to install it. The installation of the Tor browser on a Linux operating system environment is simplified thanks to the Tor Browser Launcher. Installing Tor Browser in Linux Using Installer If you didn’t install the gpg key in time skip to “Fixing a non-working installation” Fixing a non-working installation:ĭelete the offending key: gpg -homedir ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir -delete-keys the correct key: gpg -homedir ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir -keyserver you do not need to worry about traffic analysis and network surveillance while browsing the internet due to Tor’s encrypted connections. Once the Tor download is complete browser-launcher will run Tor correctly. It’ll take a few minutes for this to complete. It’ll begin to downloading Tor, during the download open another Terminal and install the correct gpg key: gpg -homedir ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir -keyserver -recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290 Upon launch the required folder structure and permissions will be created. Install and launch torbrowser-launcher: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:micahflee/ppa # Gives same version as Ubuntu 20 repo

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Image 1000×527 108 KB The Solution: How to install browser-launcher from scratch: Side note: With a functional key there’s no error for missing gnupg2. These all work with browser-launcher and Tor starts without a hitch. The solution is to use a key from a different key server. What’s interesting is when torbrowser-launcher reaches the end of it’s installation it’ll install a key so i’m not sure where it’s getting it from or if it’s forcing the inadequate key that’s coming from. It gives the error: “new key but contains no user ID - skipped” and doesn’t install the key. …and confirming the response from : gpg -v -homedir ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir -keyserver -recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290 The default key server is as seen when running: gpg -v -homedir ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir -recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290 It’s created with appropriate permissions when torbrowser-launcher launches for the first time. The gnupg home relevant to the installation isn’t the default: ~/.gnupg/, it’s: ~/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir/ The gpg key id used for the Tor Browser is 0x4E2C6E8793298290

You know what my biggest problem is? I just don’t know when to quit. What I take away is the message saying “Nøgle udløbet” which is in English that the “key has expired” Raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)įileNotFoundError: Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog: ‘/usr/bin/gpg2’ Self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,įile “/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py”, line 1702, in _execute_child : 110775B5D101FB36BC6C911BEB774491D9FF06E2: Nøgle udløbetĭuring handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:įile “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py”, line 600, in runįile “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py”, line 594, in verifyįile “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py”, line 603, in runįile “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/common.py”, line 196, in refresh_keyring Raise errors.BadSignatures(results, results=results) File “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py”, line 589, in verifyĬ.verify(signature=sig, signed_data=signed)įile “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpg/core.py”, line 541, in verify