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Tor browser failing to start
I have been using the tor browser for a few months quite happily.
The last couple of days it failed to start up. Eventually I removed it and d/l it again (via Synaptic Package Manager). When I tried to run it for the first time, I kept seeing an error that the download (guessing it meant the browser d/l the first time?) had failed to verify, and I "might be under attack or it could just be a network error" I then went to the Tor website and d/l and installed the Linux package there. That however doesn't put it in the start menu, but I need to run the tor browser setup in my download files, in order to start it. That works fine and it tell me I'm running tor browser 7.0.1. I can't tell you what version the tor browser installed by the Synaptic Package Manager is, as I can't get that far. Any suggestions as to where I'm going wrong? |
As per this site:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/8810...ication-failed try: Code:
gpg --homedir "$HOME/.local/share/torbrowser/gnupg_homedir/" --refresh-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu |
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I followed your instructions, typed the instruction into terminal, downloaded tor via the synaptic package manager again and it works fine. I don't know what caused the problem, as it says it's an outdated key for the launcher download, but it was when I ran it one day after having installed it months previously that the issue arose? Thanks for your help again. |
Long time no speak indeed. :)
As far as I can make out, the error was a bug which was resolved in Debian but the patch for which hasn't yet filtered through to Ubuntu/Mint. Perhaps it came into play when your system updated the tor package to a version that contained the bug. No idea to be honest. Of course the advantage of downloading a copy directly from Tor, as you latterly did, is that you can then be sure that the package is bang up-to-date. The Tor website itself (https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en) states: Quote:
If you would like to do that and are not successful following the instructions on the above page, I can walk you through it. |
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First, let's see what you already have on your system so that we can purge it and have a clean install:
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dpkg -l 'tor' |
I hope I've done this right:
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~ $ dpkg -l 'tor' |
Thanks.
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sudo apt-get --purge autoremove tor torbrowser-launcher |
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So do I type the command above next? |
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I do hope that "Y" was the correct answer, and I haven't lost any team points for an incorrect response? Please see I've pasted using the "new improved" maximised terminal window, ha ha! Code:
~ $ sudo apt-get --purge autoremove tor torbrowser-launcher |
Wow, that was some purge! I assume that you haven't run autoremove in a while but have been deleting some packages (such as 0ad).
I notice that you have 37 packages "not to upgrade". You might be best sorting that out before it gets out of hand. Can you run: Code:
sudo apt-get updateCode:
sudo apt-get upgrade |
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Instead here are some highlights - that's my idea of highlights anyway. Code:
The following packages have been kept back:Code:
Configuration file '/etc/grub.d/10_linux'Code:
Warning: No support for locale: en_GB.utf8 |
Did you go ahead with the upgrade? If so, restart your machine.
Don't worry about the "Warning: No support for locale: en_GB.utf8" messages. "N" was indeed the safest option when presented by that Grub menu, if you don't have the know-how to compare the 2 files and decide if the changes are worthwhile. |
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I have a couple of other issues (not related, and nothing to do with the upgrade). I'll start new posts for those. As Arnie would say: I'll be back... Thanks again for your help. Edit: Just remembered: Do I need to do anything else about the repository for Tor? |
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