Tuesday, October 6, 2015

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.

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