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Key takeaways of zdnet
- The tor browser only protects the browser traffic.
- To protect other network traffic, you need Tor.
- Tor is free to use and install on Linux, Macos and Windows.
So far, you have probably heard of Tor browser. If not, think of it in this way: Tor browser is a safe web browser that works with Tor Network to encrypted and anonymous all traffic. The only grip is that the traffic with which the Tor browser works is limited to the browser.
This means that no other network is encrypted or unknown or unknown.
If you only use your computer as a means of web-buzzing and, then it is completely fine. But if you use it for other things that send data on the Internet and receive it, you can consider taking some additional steps to help secure those data packets.
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It is not as misleading as you think it is.
In fact, I am going to show you how to do this on Linux, so if you think it is quite simple, you know that Windows and McOS versions will be equally easy.
Disclaimer: I recommend you to create a system restoration point on your machine. If something goes wrong, you can roll back on a running example. Whatever OS you use will decide how it is done.
Tor VS VPN
You must be asking yourself, why don’t I just use VPN for it? First, some VPN services only work with web browsers. However, the major reason is that TOR roots traffic through many servers to improve its traffic better, while a VPN only roots traffic through a server. Finally, a VPN may provide more stable connections, but TOR provides a more secure and private connection.
Set up
What you need: To do this work, you will need a running institution of Linux (I will display the process on Ubuntu 24.04) and a user with curb privileges.
If you are using a separate operating system, you can download Tor from Official download page And install it as you will make any application on Windows or MacoS.
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Let’s do Linux.
This is correct, this is done through the terminal, so open the terminal app of your choice.
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The next step is to install Tor, which can be done through standard repository. To install the application, release the command:
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Sudo Apt -Get installed Tor -Y
If you are using a Fedora-based distribution, you must install EPEL release with the first command:
Sudo DNF established EPEL -release -Y
Then you can install with the tor:
Sudo DNF installed Tor -Y
Now you need to enable Tor service with command:
Sudo Systemctl enabled – now tor
Once the tor is installed, you have to set the proxy such as all your user traffic on the network is rooted through Tor Proxy. You can temporarily do this with the following three commands:
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Export http_proxy = “SOCKS5: // Localhost: 9050”
Export https_proxy = “SOCKS5: // Localhost: 9050”
Export No_Proxy = “Localhost, 127.0.0.1, :: 1”
If you want to make that permanent, add the above two rows to the bottom of the bashrc.
Then you can test to make sure it is working with the command:
Curl https://check.torproject.org
You should see something in the output in this way:
Congratulations. It is configured to use browser tor.
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Notice the “browser” part of that sentence. This means that Tor is working for your browser. How do you make it global? Well, depending on your OS, you probably have a proxy configuration option in network settings. Essentially, when you enable/configure a proxy, it means that all traffic is rooted through it, and in this case, it is the tor proxy. For example, pop! Click on the method drop-down and choose automatic.
On a Ubuntu machine, that place will be in Settings> Network> Proxy. In that window, select the manual from the configuration drop-down and then use the Localhost as the URL.
It is quite simple to configure a proxy in Ubuntu.
Bang & Olfsen
If you provide OS a manual option, select it and then use the same address from the export command given above.
I will also make sure to configure your web browser to use a proxy. Which browser you use will determine how it has been configured, but I would suggest that the automatic proxy (or although your browser defines it), and all should be fine. Also, you can configure any other network qualified application to use your proxy.
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If you feel that an application is failing to work through the tor proxy, be sure to configure it to use the local proxy.
After taking care of this, your OS should now root all traffic through Tor Proxy.
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