Simple way to Install Tor Browser in Rocky Linux 8 – Linux Shout

Secure your privacy while surfing online by installing Tor browser on Rocky Linux 8 RPM-based Linux using command terminal.

When it comes to accessing the notorious dark web standard browsers are not safe without any third-party technology. Well, in such situations the Tor browser is required that uses the Tor network, used by around two million people every day. It is based on Mozilla Firefox. The name Tor was originally an acronym, standing for The Onion Router. The reference to an onion was not accidental but was intended to indicate that the Tor network consists of several layers due that users can surf the internet anonymously.

Besides encryption features over the Tor network, modded Firefox also has some handy security add-ons pre-installed. Among others, NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere.

For technical reasons, surfing with Tor is slower than in a normal browser because every request takes a detour. This is the price one has to pay for the gained anonymity. However, if surfing with the Tor browser is really slow, you can usually take countermeasures such as Request a new identity, Switch to a new channel, use bridges, Disable JavaScript or combine Tor access with a VPN.

In Tor Network, all data packets are sent from node to node (proxy server) without any point knowing the previous points. You will also receive a random, anonymous IP address. However, there is no 100% security guarantee here either, since every system can potentially be misused by criminals, for example through social engineering or other methods.Not only can you access the dark web with Tor Browser, but you can also surf the regular web. The security is higher, but the speed is lower because of the many diversions.

To perform this tutorial for installing Tor Browser on RedHat-based Rocky Linux 8, users need an active internet connection and non-root sudo user access.

Tor Browser is not available through the default Alamlinux 8 repository, therefore, we need to download it manually. Visit the official website of this browser and get the latest package of it available for Linux.

Once the downloading of the setup file of the browser is completed, open your command terminal and switch to the Downloads directory because whatever we download goes into it by default.

Switch to extracted folder:

Now extract the tar file of the Tor browser, we have downloaded.

After extracting the file, lets register it to create an Application launcher shortcut to easily start the Tor browser.

Go to the Application launcher of the Rocky Linux 8, for that simply click on the Activities and search for Tor browser. When its icon appears, click to run the same.

Simply click on the Connect button to establish a connection to Tor Network and start securely browsing.

Once we have installed the Tor browser, we can use the same to download the latest available version updates for it. To check for updates, open your Tor browser.

Click on the Hamburger icon Go to the Help section and click on the About Tor browser

This will automatically check and let you install the latest updates, if available.

If you dont want the Tor browser on your Rocky Linux 8 anymore, then we can remove the same using the below-given command:

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Simple way to Install Tor Browser in Rocky Linux 8 - Linux Shout