


The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root - Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. Not the answer you're looking for? And then type these commands for extracting the files. If you run as root sudo is not necessary, if you run as normal user and want to do something which requires elevated privileges then you need it. sudo systemctl mask tor The process is now complete. sudo systemctl stop tor Prevent Tor service from restarting after reboot.

Also, in the future, when pasting large amounts of text, please use a pastebin service like The Best Parts of the Anonymous Internet! Testers can take advantage of this to further obfuscate their identity. Configure Tor Browser Settings Disable system-tor over Tor system-tor must also be disabled to prevent Tor over Tor. To start the Tor service from a terminal window, enter the following command: Command: service tor start And to verify that Tor has started by using the following command: Command: service tor status 5.
