torbrowser-launcher

Securely and easily download, verify, install, and launch Tor Browser in Linux. This repository is a mirror of https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/torbrowser-launcher (by torproject)

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  • Ten years from Snowden revelations – what's next for Tor and privacy online?
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Dec 2023
  • TOR keeps giving me this error when installing (error message included)
    1 project | /r/TOR | 25 Mar 2023
    Tor Browser Launcher By Micah Lee, licensed under MIT version 0.3.3 https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway. Downloading Tor Browser for the first time. Downloading https://aus1.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_3/release/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/x/en-US Latest version: 12.0.4 Downloading https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/12.0.4/tor-browser-linux64-12.0.4_ALL.tar.xz.asc Downloading https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/12.0.4/tor-browser-linux64-12.0.4_ALL.tar.xz Verifying Signature Extracting tor-browser-linux64-12.0.4_ALL.tar.xz Running /home/emp19e/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_ALL/start-tor-browser.desktop Traceback (most recent call last):   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 442, in success     self.run_task()   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 301, in run_task     self.run()   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 477, in run     if not self.check_min_version():   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 465, in check_min_version     for line in open(self.common.paths["tbb"]["changelog"], "rb").readlines(): FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/emp19e/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_ALL/Browser/TorBrowser/Docs/ChangeLog.txt'
  • Unable to Launch Tor on Ubuntu 22.04
    1 project | /r/TOR | 10 Mar 2023
    Alternatively, if you really need to use torbrowser-launcher, you can manually pull and install the latest version (which has a fix for the 404 issue) from here: https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher
  • Can't install Tor :(. help me guys!
    3 projects | /r/TOR | 8 Mar 2023
  • [Tor] La mise à jour de TOR a foiré mon client : "Erreur de téléchargement : 404"
    1 project | /r/enfrancais | 27 Feb 2023
  • Linux won't run script ending on .desktop
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 5 Feb 2023
    I want to start tor-browser. When I do, it gives this error: Tor Browser Launcher By Micah Lee, licensed under MIT version 0.3.6 https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher Launching Tor Browser. Running /home/bart/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x8664/tor-browser/start-tor-browser.desktop Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/torbrowser-launcher", line 30, in torbrowser_launcher.main() File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/init.py", line 87, in main gui = Launcher(common, app, url_list) File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 167, in __init_ self.update() File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowserlauncher/launcher.py", line 214, in update self.start(None) File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 231, in start self.run_task() File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 299, in run_task self.run() File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 479, in run subprocess.call( File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 345, in call with Popen(popenargs, *kwargs) as p: File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 971, in __init_ self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds, File "/usr/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 1847, in _execute_child raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename) FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/bart/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser/start-tor-browser.desktop'
  • Download Error: 404
    2 projects | /r/TOR | 28 Jan 2023
    If you're using the apt package manager (in Debian), there's a known bug out there. I had the exact same problem today https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=804184
  • Tor Installation problem in my Parrot VM
    1 project | /r/TOR | 1 Jan 2023
    Update torbrowser-launcher, older versions had that issue, https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher/issues/659
  • SHA256 hash for Torbrowser
    1 project | /r/TOR | 16 Dec 2022
    Tor Launcher 0.3.6 code release commit was signed by his private key - that's probably the only method I see available to verifying the latest version.
  • Tor browser "download error: 404"
    1 project | /r/Fedora | 16 Dec 2022
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