How to Install Tor Browser on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia Easy Guide

Tor Browser Linux Mint 18.3 Install

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Tor Anonymous Web Browser on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

To Getting-Started with Tor Anonymous Browsing on Linux Mint 18.3 just provide to Setup the Tor Browser Bundle.

This because only the Tor Anonymous Onion Router is Present at the moment on the Linux Mint Repositories.

Moreover, Tor provides the Foundation for a range of Applications that allow Organizations and Individuals to Share Information over Public Networks without Compromising their Privacy.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Tor Browser Bundle for GNU/Linux

   Tor Browser Bundle 64-bit

   Tor Web Browser GNU/Linux Bundle Release

3. Double-Click on Tor Archive and Extract into /tmp.

   

4. Relocate Tor Browser
   Set the SuperUser as owner:

   sudo chown -R `whoami`:`whoami` /tmp/tor-browser*

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   And Fix Permissions with:

   sudo chmod -R oa+xr /tmp/tor-browser*

   Then Switch the Tor contents with:

   sudo mv /tmp/tor-browser* /opt/tor-browser

5. Making a SymLink.

   sudo ln -s /opt/tor-browser/Browser/start-tor-browser /usr/local/bin/tor-browser

6. Again to Create a Tor Desktop Launcher
   Simply play:

   sudo cp /opt/tor-browser/Browser/start-tor-browser.desktop /usr/share/applications/

   Logout and Login to Activate it:
   
   Or to run it from Command Line use:

   tor-browser

7. Quick-Start with Tor Anonymous Web Browsing

   Tor Browsing Getting-Started

   Tor Anonymous Browsing Quick Start

Now Thanks to the Tor Volunteers Relay Network you can Enjoy the Tor Anonymous Web Browsing on Linux Mint.