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Tor Browser Bundle must be run within the X Window System. Exiting

I was following the Tor installation process in Kali Linux. When I attempted to run the ./start-tor-browser command while logged in as root, which is the default in Kali Linux, it did not work. So I added an user using the following command: adduser…
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Debian-based: torsocks + Chromium-browser = DNS Leakage?

System: latest Kali ( Debian-based ) $ torsocks chromium-browser 00:00:00 libtorsocks(1): sendmsg: Connection is a UDP or ICMP stream, may be a DNS request or other form of leak: rejecting. 00:00:00 libtorsocks(1): sendmsg: Connection is a UDP or…
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Can a hidden service directory enumerate hidden services?

It seems like having a list of all of the hidden services might be a good way for an attacker to find poorly-secured systems, or to find obscure hidden sites. Can an HSDir list hidden services? What percentage of them can a single HSDir find out…
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Using Raspberry Pi as Tor Relay

I'm attempting to set up my raspberry pi as a tor relay. I found some instructions on Instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Tor-relay/?ALLSTEPS I'm only concerned for steps 1-6, since I can't get the tor browser due to the type…
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Setting tor hidden service in /etc/hosts

ok so I wasn't receiving updates for drupal so I decided to go to /etc/hosts and added my hostname like so 127.0.0.1 something.onion I restarted tor and drupal now can receive updates again anyways does this cause any issues? Is it dangerous to do…
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Make Tor Browser Bundle use debian-tor tor and not tbb-tor

I have Tor running as a system service, but I also want to use Tor Browser Bundle to browse the web. This means (I think) that I have two copies of tor running, one as 'debian-tor' and one as 'user'. Because I have two different Tor instances…
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Tor Connection Problem

I am connected to my university's wifi running on OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 and have downloaded tor, but it has a difficultly connecting to a relay directory. Does this process take a long time or is it possible that I need a bridge to access Tor?
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connecting issues when setting 'ExitNodes' in torrc

The Tor connection was unstable so I had to use bridges.Got the bridges from bridges.torproject.org and put in the torrc file: UseBridges 1 # This works for Ubuntu Linux, adjust the path according to your platform ClientTransportPlugin obfs3 exec…
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Vanity domain suddenly not working

Before you say it, this is a partial clone of Vanity onion address not working properly, but bear with me. Until maybe a month ago, I had one vanity onion address, which worked beautifully. About 2 weeks ago I added another vanity address, and both…
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About Vidalia not working/discontinued

If I try to install Vidalia on Ubuntu it does not work. It returns an error about user/permission on /var/run/tor directory ... maybe you are running tor with the wrong user Why has the Vidalia project been discontinued ? Is there any alternative…
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How does tor know the return path?

So lets say I connected to xyz.onion I use this route me > node 1 > node 2 > node 3 > rendezvous > node 4 > node 5 > node 6 > website I understand that it uses layers to encrypt the path so each node only knows the next destination and not the full…
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Something is wrong with Linux 64-bit 4.0.7 build

I downloaded and installed tor-browser-linux64-4.0.7_en-US.tar.xz. It starts up ok. The browser says it has version 4.0.6, not 4.0.7. Update prompt window pops up after a few minutes. Something is built wrong with this release.
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Tor and Direct Download

Does downloading from a Direct Download (DD) site like Rapidgator through TOR ensures anonymity like browsing any other web site ? If so, is there a way to ensure download managers like Mipony connect to the DD sites through Tor ? Thanks
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Error message "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022)." whenever I try to open Tor

I recently downloaded Tor 4.0 on Windows 7 (64 bit) but whenever I try to start Tor browser, I get the following error message: firefox.exe - Application Error The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022). Click OK to close the…
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Turning off Update Nag screens for Tor on OS X

my name is Festus. Is there a way to turn off the nag screens (both popups and notifications) that ask me to update the TOR browser on Mac OS X? (Generally speaking, I like to run the latest edition of whatever software I use. But in the case of…
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