Open all the configuration options by clicking the three stacked lines Chances are, you aren’t, but if you are in a country where such connections are blocked, have an overly restrictive ISP, or are at a university with strict policies, additional configuration may be necessary, and you should select this option.

A window will pop up asking you if you are in a situation where connections to the Tor network could be blocked.

Change directories into the newly created folder, then execute the sktop file as your normal user (don’t run it as root).

Next, open a terminal and extract the contents of the tar archive.

Save it in a notable location because we will be accessing the downloaded file in the next steps.

Start off by heading over to Tor’s download page and grabbing the Linux version of the program.

It’s also possible to use the GUI to install Tor, but the instructions may vary across Linux distributions and desktop environments. We will start by downloading the Tor installation files from the official website, then go through the step by step instructions of installing the Tor browser from command line.

Download the tor browser bundle