[tor-talk] Real basic questions for linux

[Chris]

You have to add the Tor repository to your distributions
/etc/apt/sources.list file and then you will get the latest Tor software.
In fact your system should automatically inform you of these new versions
and ask you to update just like any other software in the main repository
of your distribution.

At least this is the case for Debian and Ubuntu based distributions.

> I have tended to find that the packaged tor is virtually always behind and
> so I get notices that there is a new version and I should upgrade but with
> no means of doing so because all that is available is the browser bundle.
>
> On Monday, January 02, 2012 07:18:04 PM Matthew wrote:
>> Use your distribution's package manager...
>>
>> Debian: https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian
>> RHEL derivitaves: https://www.torproject.org/docs/rpms.html.en
>>
>> ...then edit torrc to taste.
>>
>>
>> On 1/2/12, Praedor <praedor at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > As it appears that the only tor app being provided by the tor project
>> these
>> > days is the tor browser bundle, how is one supposed to simply run tor
>> as a
>> > relay or exit or bridge if it is only provided as a browser bundle?
>> >
>> > How does one avoid staring multiple tor instances and only start up
>> the
>> > browser component?  I close the aurora browser and that leaves tor
>> client
>> > running but when I seek to start the browser again later, up comes a
>> NEW tor
>> > client instance.
>> >
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