Saturday, April 16, 2011

Using tor button

1. # apt-get install iceweasel-torbutton
will install other related packages as well.

2. Configure polipo:
- backup /etc/tor/config
- use this file https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbrowser.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/build-scripts/config/polipo.conf as the above config file

3. Configure tor
- Uncomment these lines in /etc/tor/torrc
SocksPort 9050 # what port to open for local application connections
SocksListenAddress 127.0.0.1 # accept connections only from localhost
RunAsDaemon 1
ControlPort 9051

4. Restart polipo and tor
# /etc/init.d/polipo restart
# /etc/init.d/tor restart

Ref:
- https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en
- http://forums.opensuse.org/get-help-here/network-internet/429127-tor-not-starting.html#post2091241

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