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Tor Browser Launcher
Tor Browser Launcher is intended to make the Tor Browser Bundle (TBB) easier to
maintain and use for GNU/Linux users. You install torbrowser-launcher from your
distribution's package manager and it handles everything else, including:
- Downloading the most recent version of TBB for you, in your language and for your architecture
- Automatically updating (while preserving your bookmarks and preferences)
- Verifying the TBB's GnuPG signature
- Adding a "Tor Browser" application launcher to your desktop environment's menu
When you first launch Tor Browser Launcher, it will download TBB from
https://www.torproject.org/ and extract it in ~/.torproject, and then execute
it. When you run it after that it will just execute TBB.
Building a Debian package
Dependencies
You need to have stdeb installed. If you're using Debian or Ubuntu you can
install it like this:
apt-get install python-stdeb
Also install the torbrowser-launcher dependencies:
apt-get install python-gtk2 python-psutil python-twisted wmctrl gnupg
Building and Installing
If you're using a Debian-based distribution, you can build a .deb and install it
in one step by running:
./build_and_install.sh
To build a Debian source package:
python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command sdist_dsc
To build a Debian binary package:
python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
Once you've made a .deb, you can install by running this as root:
dpkg -i deb_dist/torbrowser-launcher_VERSION_all.deb