Last Updated on 2021-11-05 by Clay
Many people installed the Tor Browser on their computer, because this is a relatively private and free browsing authority that we can have, and it is unlikely to leave traces of browsing. (but the speed is relatively slow…)
In this age when everything will be monitored by Google or other companies, I think the existence of Tor Browser is quite commendable, and I hope Tor will continue to exist.
But whether in Debian 9 or 10, Tor Browser is not a browser that can be downloaded directly using the apt command. Including the Linux files on the official website, it dies not work properly.
In fact, the solution is very simple:
- Change
sources.listsources sudo apt update- Install
torbrowser-launchertool
Installation Steps
Step 1: Change /etc/apt/sources.list sources
Don’t forget to use sudo:
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
And confirm that you have at least the following sources (remember not to repeat):
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates mainStep 2: Update
sudo apt updateStep 3: Install torbrowser-launcher
sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher
After the installation is over, the Tor browser can be opened normally.
It is not easy to install on certain Debian versions, but the easiest way I have tried so far is to install torbrowser-launcher. In addition to this tool, it also needs to install some dependent software at the same time.
For example, during the installation process, I found that it helped me install Qt for python… In short, if the installation is not successful, my experiences is try to use different mirror sources, and check the Internet frequently.