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1. Install Tor
Tor itself is actually a small program (+/-2MB total) to be installed with this command:
sudo apt-get install tor
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| The installation process |
Once Tor Installed...
It runs automatically in the background. You can see it running by this command:
ps aux | grep tor
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| See the /usr/bin/tor, that's Tor |
2. Setup Firefox's Proxy
Go to Firefox > Edit > Preferences > scroll down to Network Proxy section > press Settings > give check to Manual proxy > enter the address 127.0.0.1 and the port 9050 on the SOCKS section > give check to SOCKS v5 > let the No proxy section out > give check to Proxy DNS when using SOCKS > OK. See example below.
3. Check
Now visit the checker address https://check.torproject.org and you should see the message Congratulations. This browser is configured to use Tor. there. If it does, then you're successfully connected to the internet via Tor.
But if your configuration is incorrect, you should see the message Sorry. You are not using Tor. instead. This means you should re-check your configuration.
Bonus
To make everything easier, to help you switch between Tor proxy & no proxy, use Proxy Switcher and Manager by Richard Neomy. See picture below about how to fill the blanks. Press the check mark button to save your proxy setting.
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| How to use Proxy Switcher |
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