Install Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint and Ubuntu Derivative System
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.
What News on
All Platforms:
- Update Firefox to 38.6.0esr
- Update libevent to 2.0.22-stable
- Update NoScript to 2.9.0.2
- Update Torbutton to 1.9.4.3
- Bug 16990: Show circuit display for connections using multi-party channels
- Bug 18019: Avoid empty prompt shown after non-en-US update
- Bug 18004: Remove Tor fundraising donation banner
- Bug 16940: After update, load local change notes
- Bug 17108: Polish about:tor appearance
- Bug 17568: Clean up tor-control-port.js
- Bug 16620: Move window.name handling into a Firefox patch
- Bug 17351: Code cleanup
Translation updates
- Update Tor Launcher to 0.2.7.8
- Bug 18113: Randomly permutate available default bridges of chosen type
- Bug 13313: Bundle a fixed set of fonts to defend against fingerprinting
- Bug 10140: Add new Tor Browser locale (Japanese)
- Bug 17428: Remove Flashproxy
- Bug 13512: Load a static tab with change notes after an update
- Bug 9659: Avoid loop due to optimistic data SOCKS code (fix of #3875)
- Bug 15564: Isolate SharedWorkers by first-party domain
- Bug 16940: After update, load local change notes
- Bug 17759: Apply whitelist to local fonts in @font-face (fix of #13313)
- Bug 17009: Shift and Alt keys leak physical keyboard layout (fix of #15646)
- Bug 17790: Map the proper SHIFT characters to the digit keys (fix of #15646)
- Bug 17369: Disable RC4 fallback
- Bug 17442: Remove custom updater certificate pinning
- Bug 16620: Move window.name handling into a Firefox patch
- Bug 17220: Support math symbols in font whitelist
- Bug 10599+17305: Include updater and build patches needed for hardened builds
- Bug 18115+18104+18071+18091: Update/add new obfs4 bridge
- Bug 18072: Change recommended pluggable transport type to obfs4
- Bug 18008: Create a new MAR Signing key and bake it into Tor Browser
- Bug 16322: Use onion address for DuckDuckGo search engine
- Bug 17917: Changelog after update is empty if JS is disabled
Linux:
- Bug 16672: Don't use font whitelisting for Linux users
- OS X:
- Bug 17122: Rename Japanese OS X bundle
- Bug 16707: Allow more system fonts to get used on OS X
- Bug 17661: Whitelist font .Helvetica Neue DeskInterface
Windows:
- Bug 17250: Add localized font names to font whitelist
- Bug 16707: Allow more system fonts to get used on Windows
- Bug 13819: Ship expert bundles with console enabled
- Bug 17250: Fix broken Japanese fonts
- Bug 17870: Add intermediate certificate for authenticode signing
How to Install Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint and Ubuntu Derivative System :
To Install/Update Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
Download tarball file :
wget https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/5.5/tor-browser-linux32-5.5_en-US.tar.xz
Extract File :
Run :
./start-tor-browser.desktop
