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How can i open the __init__.py file to edit it?

How can i open the __init__.py file to edit it? I have been advised elsewhen on this forum that to correct an issue (with connection to Tor-Browser) I can "fix this by going into the init.py file and changing the lines (98) in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/: " HOWEVER, I am 74 years old and not tech-savy. Is there a kind soul …

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Can someone help me for the code for changing __init__.py file

Can someone help me for the code for changing __init__.py file I am running Ubuntu 22.04 and can’t get Tor browser to open – it opened in my previous Ubuntu 20.04. I see the solution to the problem is given at this webaddress: Tor Browser not launching on Ubuntu 22.04 – BUT, I am not …

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What is port 127.0.0.1:9050 for and why is the connection refused on it?

What is port 127.0.0.1:9050 for and why is the connection refused on it? I am trying to upgrade my system from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04. After sudo apt update, sudo apt upgrade, sudo apt dist-upgrade, sudo apt autoremove and sudo apt install update-manager-core I run the command sudo do-release-upgrade but it fails with errors: …

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Not able to use tor and curl, for a specific website

Not able to use tor and curl, for a specific website If I run curl -L -v –socks5-hostname localhost:9050 https://unix.stackexchange.com/ I get back the stackexchange webpage. If I use the below URL curl -L -v –socks5-hostname localhost:9050 https://www.comune.bitonto.ba.it/ I get this error * SOCKS5 connect to www.comune.bitonto.ba.it:443 (remotely resolved) * Can’t complete SOCKS5 connection to …

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How to make the Tor desktop entry functional

How to make the Tor desktop entry functional I have downloaded Tor for Ubuntu 20.04, but the desktop entry: #!/usr/bin/env ./Browser/execdesktop [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=Tor Browser GenericName=Web Browser Comment=Tor Browser is +1 for privacy and −1 for mass surveillance Categories=Network;WebBrowser;Security; Exec=sh -c ‘"/home/belal/Desktop/Browser/start-tor-browser" –detach || ([ ! -> X-TorBrowser-ExecShell=./Browser/start-tor-browser –detach Icon=/home/belal/Desktop/Browser/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png StartupWMClass=Tor Browser Doesn’t work …

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How set proxy for specific urls in ubuntu server 20.04

How set proxy for specific urls in ubuntu server 20.04 I want to set proxy for transmission packet just for specific url like api.example.com in ubuntu 20.04 server. In this case all curl requests should pass through proxy. I prefer to use Tor. How it possible? Asked By: xMr || Source The curl application supports …

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Use Tor Browser on Ubuntu 22.04 installed on a MacBook Air

Use Tor Browser on Ubuntu 22.04 installed on a MacBook Air I have my Ubuntu (22.04 Jammy Jellyfish) running on a MacBook Air. I was trying to install Tor there but it seems like I can’t launch it. I have done everything OK, but it simply doesn’t launch when calling from terminal or launching via …

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How to change Tor port in Kali

How to change Tor port in Kali i would like to change default tor port from 9050 to 9150. Editing /etc/tor/torsocks5.conf i can see these: TorPort 9050 so, changing to 9150, it should work, right? it doesnt. > sudo vi /etc/tor/torsocks.conf > sudo cat /etc/tor/torsocks.conf | grep 9150 TorPort 9150 > sudo service tor reload …

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How to run tor service with snowflake?

How to run tor service with snowflake? How to install and use tor with snowflake bridge on Ubuntu 20.04? Asked By: Pilot6 || Source After some tries, I got it working. First we need to install tor sudo apt install tor Then we need golang. The one in Ubuntu deb repository is a bit too …

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How to install tor browser in Kali Linux?

How to install tor browser in Kali Linux? How to install Tor Browser in Kali linux? Is it possible to install Tor Browser using the package manager in the same way as Debian 11? Asked By: GAD3R || Source I have added the installation instructions to Kali Docs: Installing Tor Browser on Kali Linux Kali …

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How to use unix domain socket for tor socks

How to use unix domain socket for tor socks I am trying to setup a unix socks socket for tor usage instead of port 9050 in the hopes to gain a tiny bit of performance. However I am getting the below error: Oct 21 11:53:54 HOSTNAME Tor[992986]: Permissions on directory /var/lib/tor-shared are too permissive. Oct …

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gpg recv-keys error: DBG: Not enabled <Dirmngr>, keyserver receive failed: Not enabled

gpg recv-keys error: DBG: Not enabled <Dirmngr>, keyserver receive failed: Not enabled command: gpg -vvv –debug-all –recv-keys A8BD96F8FD24E96B60232807B3B4C3CECC10C662 output: gpg: Note: no default option file ‘/home/user/.gnupg/gpg.conf’ gpg: using character set ‘utf-8’ gpg: enabled debug flags: packet mpi crypto filter iobuf memory cache memstat trust hashing ipc clock lookup extprog gpg: DBG: [not enabled in the …

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Lubuntu 18.04 Bionic: Tor browser installation – SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED

Lubuntu 18.04 Bionic: Tor browser installation – SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED I was trying to install Tor browser using apt (sudo apt install torbrowser-launcher), but I got “SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED” error. None of the following solutions that I had found online worked for me: gpg –homedir “$HOME/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir/” –refresh-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg –homedir “$HOME/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir/” –refresh-keys –keyserver pgp.mit.edu …

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Debian Tor Browser Showing a Black Screen

Debian Tor Browser Showing a Black Screen I’ve just moved from Stretch to Buster with a Cinnamon desktop. This more or less does everything I need except that I also load stable firefox (using snap), AirVPN and Tor from the buster-backport repository. Normally there aren’t any problems except this time the Tor screen (after using …

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gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/user/.gnupg'

gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/user/.gnupg' I am trying to install Tor Browser following this guide: https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en on Ubuntu 18.04.3 TLS. When running the following command: gpg –export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | apt-key add – I get the error message below: E: This command can only be used by root. When I run the same command …

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What does iptables -j REDIRECT *actually* do to packet headers?

What does iptables -j REDIRECT *actually* do to packet headers? Out of curiosity I’m reading some tutorials about transparent TOR proxies as it’s quite interesting topic from a networking standpoint. As opposed to VPN gateways which just use tun/tap interfaces and are totally clear to me, TOR proxy uses a single port. All tutorials repeat …

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systemd-resolve high cpu usage after update to 17.04

systemd-resolve high cpu usage after update to 17.04 I have recently upgrade my Xubuntu from 16.10 to 17.04. Every things works well except systemd-resolve. some times it makes cpu usage too high and I don’t know why this issue has been happend. And here is the top command output: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES …

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torbrowser signature verification fails – a glitch or an "attack"?

torbrowser signature verification fails – a glitch or an "attack"? I wanted to try using TOR on my new Linux Mint 18.1 installation. So I apt-get installed torbrowser-launcher and tor, then ran torbrowser-launcher. It opened a dialog box and showed me it was downloading the TOR browser; but when it was done, it said it …

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