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Once you've downloaded the dmg, double-click and let it mount. - Browse to the now open Vidalia Bundle in Finder. It's easy to install the bundle; simply drag and drop the Vidalia - onion icon to the Applications folder. Optionally, double click the - "install torbutton" script and let it install torbutton into Firefox. - You can also get Torbutton from Mozilla Add-ons by searching for - "torbutton".
+ Browse to the now open Vidalia Bundle in Finder. It's easy to + install the bundle; simply drag and drop the Vidalia onion icon to the + Applications folder. Optionally, double click the "install torbutton" + script and let it install torbutton into Firefox. You can also get + Torbutton from Mozilla Add-ons by searching for "torbutton". -When you are finished installing, you can start Vidalia by selecting its icon - from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a red X in your dock means - Tor is not currently running. You can start Tor by selecting Start from the - "Tor" menu at the top of your screen. +
When you are finished installing, you can start Vidalia by + selecting its icon from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a + red X in your dock means Tor is not currently running. You can start + Tor by selecting Start from the "Tor" menu at the top of your screen.
When Tor is running, Vidalia's dock icon will look like the following:
Polipo is installed as part of the Tor bundle package - installer. Once it is installed, it will start automatically when your - computer is restarted. - You do not need to configure Polipo to use Tor — a custom Polipo - configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package. + installer. Once it is installed, it will start automatically when + your computer is restarted. You do not need to configure Polipo + to use Tor — a custom Polipo configuration for Tor has been + installed as part of the installer package.
After installing, you need to configure your - applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.
+After installing, you need to configure your applications to use + them. The first step is to set up web browsing.
You should use Tor with Firefox and Torbutton, for best safety. - Torbutton was installed for you. Click on the red "Tor Disabled" toggle button to - turn Tor on, and you're all set:
+ Torbutton was installed for you. Click on the red "Tor Disabled" + toggle button to turn Tor on, and you're all set:/screenshot-torbutton.png)
- If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the FAQ - entry for running Tor on a different computer. -
+If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, + see the FAQ entry for running + Tor on a different computer.
-To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just - point them at Polipo (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS - directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point - your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see this - FAQ entry for why this may be dangerous. For applications +
To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, + just point them at Polipo (that is, localhost port 8118). To + use SOCKS directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), + you can point your application directly at Tor (localhost + port 9050), but see this FAQ + entry for why this may be dangerous. For applications that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at connect or - socat.
+ href="http://www.taiyo.co.jp/~gotoh/ssh/connect.html">connect + or socat.For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the - Torify - HOWTO. + Torify HOWTO.
Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make - sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on - the - Tor detector - and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not. - (If that site is down, see this - FAQ entry for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.) + sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the Tor detector and see + whether it thinks you're using Tor or not. (If that site is down, + see this FAQ entry + for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's @@ -129,12 +122,11 @@
If it's still not working, look at this - FAQ entry for hints.
+ href="- Once it's working, learn more about - what Tor does and does not offer. + Once it's working, learn more about what Tor does and does not offer.
Having relays in many different places on the Internet is what - makes Tor users secure. You - may also get stronger anonymity yourself, - since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your - computer or were relayed from others.
+ makes Tor users secure. You may + also get stronger anonymity yourself, since remote sites can't + know whether connections originated at your computer or were relayed + from others.Read more at our Configuring a relay guide.
@@ -166,11 +157,13 @@There are two ways to uninstall the bundle from your computer, using - Finder or a command line or Terminal-based uninstaller. If you want to remove Tor on OSX, here's how:
+There are two ways to uninstall the bundle from your computer, + using Finder or a command line or Terminal-based uninstaller. + If you want to remove Tor on OSX, here's how:
-Change your application proxy settings back to their original values. - If you just want to stop using Tor, you can end at this point.
+Change your application proxy settings back to their original + values. If you just want to stop using Tor, you can end at this + point.
If you want to completely remove Tor, and your account has Admin Privileges, then proceed as follows: