Tor Browser 4.5.2 Released, Install on Ubuntu / Linux Mint via PPA
Tor Browser 4.5.2 Released, Install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) / Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA
Tor Browser Bundle is a free and platform-independent application designed to allow users to browser the Web anonymously through the powerful Tor network on the Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, without the need to use any third-party software.
Features at a glance
It is a portable software, allowing users to use directly from a USB flash drive, running a pre-configured web browser to protect their anonymity. The Tor software is the key component of Tor Browser Bundle, protecting users by bouncing their communications around a distributed network of relays, which are run by volunteers all around the world.
Tor Browser 4.5.2 provides a fix for the Logjam attack (https://weakdh.org/) and updates a number of Tor Browser components: Tor to version 0.2.6.9, Torbutton to version 1.9.2.6, NoScript to version 2.6.9.26 and HTTPS-Everywhere to version 5.0.5. Moreover, it fixes a possible crash on Linux and avoids breaking the Add-ons page if Torbutton is disabled.
Here is the complete changelog since 4.5.1:
- All Platforms
- Update Tor to 0.2.6.9
- Update OpenSSL to 1.0.1n
- Update HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.0.5
- Update NoScript to 2.6.9.26
- Update Torbutton to 1.9.2.6
- Bug 15984: Disabling Torbutton breaks the Add-ons Manager
- Bug 14429: Make sure the automatic resizing is disabled
- Translation updates
- Bug 16130: Defend against logjam attack
- Bug 15984: Disabling Torbutton breaks the Add-ons Manager
- Linux
- Bug 16026: Fix crash in GStreamer
- Bug 16083: Update comment in start-tor-browser
How to : Install Tor Browser 4.5.2on Ubuntu / Linux Mint via PPA
To install Tor Browser Bundle 4.5.2 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) / Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana and other Ubuntu derivative systems via PPA, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor-bundle
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor-browser
Tor Browser Bundle 4.5.2 Removal (Optional)
To uninstall To Browser, run these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:upubuntu-com/tor-bundle
sudo apt-get remove tor-browser
sudo apt-get update
Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.