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Download Error 404 while running torbrowser-launcher on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. tor-browser-linux64-12.0.2_en-US.tar.xz.asc not available

I'm trying to install Tor browser from this article over here. I'm using methon no. 2: Install Tor browser launcher using APT (Alternate Method). I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, so I've made sure the Universe repository is enabled. sudo…
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How does tor browser know there is an onion site available for the URL?

When I open a clear net site like torproject.org in the Tor Browser, the browser shows me this: How does it know there is a onion site available for the URL? Is there a file that maps clear site URLs to their dark net counterparts that is bundled…
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Running tor without sudo on Ubuntu?

Context When I try to install tor without sudo, using apt install tor Ubuntu 20.04 returns: E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock…
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Tor hiden service ratelimits

While we are building a denial of service protection using and onionbalance for our HSv3 resources was discovered an interesting thing: during testing with simulated DDoS (launched 1000 tor client nodes per server on 4 dedicated servers and pushing…
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Is all traffic using the file protocol (file://) for smb/samba shares routed through Tor using tor browser?

I need to connect anonymously to a remote samba server. This is possible using an url like: file:///ip.to.the.server/share in the Tor browser bundle - I've checked. My question is, can I be sure that this traffic is routed through Tor much like it…
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Does connections using obfs3 still work in China?

I will be taking a trip to China in a few weeks, and I am wondering whether obfs3 protocol will work in China or not. If not, then could someone suggest a method that can still allow Tor to operate correctly behind the Great Firewall?
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What is the key blinding function used in the hidden service protocol v3?

I've read the rend-spec-v3.txt document which is supposed to be the specification for the v3 hidden service protocol. The document makes several references to a key blinding function that takes in an ed25519 key pair/public key and a nonce and gives…
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tor new user help please

thanks so much for your work. Ive just started using TOR, and need some basic help, aside from the excellent FAQs. I've tried using OFTC as recommended, but it wouldn't verify my nickname etc. (I've emailed them for help there) I need to know a…
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Any way to use Flash with Tor (to ONLY view country-blocked video streams)?

How can I configure Tor, with the Flash player, for ONLY accessing region-banned videos?
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Can Tor be relied on as a trustless service? And more

My question is going to be a bit amateurish (bear with me please) but I have read a fair bit of this: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt [1] And it didn't answer it. My understanding may be a bit lacking though. According to…
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Standard way to map an ICANN domain to an .onion domain?

Are there any standards for mapping ICANN domains-world websites to .onion addresses? I’m interested in any machine-readable methods that can be used to discover a .com’s .onion domain. E.g. is there a standard method to announce that…
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How to bypass sites that blocks tor?

Tor has many mechanisms for obfuscating its traffic to prevent packet inspection. The "meek" pluggable transport helps to hide this deep packet inspection and hide it as https traffic. (This works fine for outbound traffic). But the problem is that…
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Copying files to and from a tails VM

What is the best way to copy files to and from a Tails Virtual machine running under virtualbox? I tried sharing a folder from my Host OS (OSX) and also installing guest additions (this caused the VM to shut down). I understand there are security…
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Can somebody please advise me about setting up isolatation proxying using Win 7 home premium / virtualbox / whonix?

My desktop is running windows 7 home premium x64 (host). I have the latest version of Virtualbox and have setup the latest version of Whonix gateway 8.1 which is up-to-date. I want to use Whonix gateway as a means of setting up a isolation…
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How can I determine if Tor is being blocked?

Several attempts resulted in failure on a network where Tor used to work. I noticed that DuckDuckGo and Startpage and Ixquick used to work also but now get an error message when access is attempted. My only conclusion is the system admins must have…
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