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# Tor Browser Launcher
Tor Browser Launcher is intended to make the Tor Browser easier to install and use for GNU/Linux users. You install ```torbrowser-launcher``` from your distribution's package manager and it handles everything else:
Tor Browser Launcher is intended to make Tor Browser easier to install and use for GNU/Linux users. You install ```torbrowser-launcher``` from your distribution's package manager and it handles everything else:
* Downloads the most recent version of Tor Browser in your language and for your computer's architecture (Tor Browser will automatically update itself)
* Downloads and installs the most recent version of Tor Browser in your language and for your computer's architecture, or launches Tor Browser if it's already installed (Tor Browser will automatically update itself)
* Certificate pins to https://www.torproject.org, so it doesn't rely on certificate authorities
* Verifies Tor Browser's [OpenPGP signature](https://www.torproject.org/docs/verifying-signatures.html.en) for you, to ensure the version you downloaded is not tampered with
* Verifies Tor Browser's [signature](https://www.torproject.org/docs/verifying-signatures.html.en) for you, to ensure the version you downloaded was cryptographically signed by Tor developers and was not tampered with
* Adds "Tor Browser" and "Tor Browser Launcher Settings" application launcher to your desktop environment's menu
* Includes AppArmor profiles to make a Tor Browser compromise not as bad
* Optionally playing a modem sound when you open Tor Browser (because Tor is so slow)
* Optionally plays a modem sound when you open Tor Browser (because Tor is so slow)
Tor Browser Launcher is included in Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. To install it in any other distribution, see the [build instructions](/BUILD.md).