Hi, I’m trying to follow this guide, I literally haven’t got past step one 
I’m assuming Yum is the same type of thing as YasT? It’s telling me to add repo’s (using Yum which I don’t have).
I’m sure there’s someone around who can translate in into YasT for me no?
Thanks
Astralogic
Adding a repository can be done with ‘zypper’ or ‘Yast’. In your case,
use Yast under Software: Software Repositories.
Now keep in mind that SUSE repositories and RedHat repositories are not
the same thing; the metadata read by the zypper or yum utilities are
different and so it is not likely that instructions for
RedHat/CentOS/Fedora will work perfectly for you unless the creator
somehow intended that to be the case. Since I have not read the link I
cannot gauge for you, but your alternative is to pull down the RPMs from
the repository yourself and the install them locally (zypper/rpm commands).
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I installed Tor from the tarball - guidance here: https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en
I don’t nominally use it. I installed it mainly to prove to myself it was relatively easy to do.
On 2014-02-17 13:06, oldcpu wrote:
> I installed Tor from the tarball - guidance here:
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en
>
> I don’t nominally use it. I installed it mainly to prove to myself it
> was relatively easy to do.
The recommended way on the Tor site:
for users, is to download the “Tor browser bundle”. It is hassle free.
If you want to provide the service for others, that’s different, you
need something else.
It is easy to find on their main page 
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” (Minas Tirith))
Thanks that worked perfectly
I have one tiny annoyance though, I’m trying to create a shortcut on my desktop (through the right click menu) but ti says the file can’t be created.
Actually, you should be able to do <everything> using the Tor Browser Bundle, some services like setting up as a Tor node just aren’t enabled by default.
So, there’s likely no reason to install Tor using anything but the TBB.
And, updating the latest version only involves d/l the TBB and re-launching, not automatic like “zypper up” but does mean you don’t have to wait for maintainers to create and upload packages.
TSU
There are very good reasons for this: for some more pointers see http://www.bradlug.co.uk/january-20th-2014-tor-truecrypt-bgp-and-gaming/
just a word of WARNING!!!
this is commonly known BUT new users might not know it
the tor bundle has “java-script”** ENABLED!!!
So Disable it.
Also if you use ANY SITE on the “dark net” !!!
read and fallow the guides on the tor project page
THIS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT !!!
YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
**
also DO NOT !!!
install any plugins other than what is installed already
again
YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
keep cookies disabled as much as possible and make sure that they are all removed when FF in the bundle is shut down
again
YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
do not turn off HTTPS-everywhere
again
YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
DO NOT !!! set “no-script” to allow scripts globally
again
YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
On 2014-02-18 23:46, JohnVV wrote:
> YOUR LIFE AND OR FREEDOM WILL DEPEND ON IT !!!
Rather “may”. It doesn’t if you use TOR for different objectives that do
not threaten life or freedom.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” (Minas Tirith))
Hey dude what do you think I’m trying to get away with ?? 
I just don’t like my ISP knowing I visit EZTV.
Can anyone help me create a desktop shortcut to TOR?
There is nothing special to do this. One adds a desktop shortcut the same way one adds a desktop short cut for any application that was not packaged as part of an rpm. Exactly what is it about this that is puzzling you ? :sarcastic:
The method depends on ones desktop. KDE ? Gnome ? LXDE ? XFCE ? without that information, one can not provide accurate information on how this is done.
In my case, with KDE, I simply right click on a folder that is on the KDE desktop that gives this:
http://thumbnails112.imagebam.com/30897/6984f9308966841.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/6984f9308966841)
Then I set up this in the properties
http://thumbnails110.imagebam.com/30897/9bcfec308966843.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/9bcfec308966843)
and this in advanced
http://thumbnails110.imagebam.com/30897/0e4f53308966844.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/0e4f53308966844)
Note I had to specify the location on my PC where I have TOR located, and I also had to specify the start script file name for TOR.
But the above is really really basic stuff, so possibly I completely missed what is puzzling you, and I apologize for oversimplifying this and totally missing your point/puzzlement. I struggle some times getting in touch with my inner newb, and sometimes over simplify far too much. Please don’t be offended.
Come on guys Linux can do desktop shortcuts right?
No no, that’s EXACTLY what I was asking for
Any way to give my new desktop shortcut a better icon? A folder pice of paper isn’t doing much for me
Right-click on the shortcut and choose “Properties”. In the properties dialog click on the icon and you should be able to select a different one.
you can always just write one
like this one for firefox
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox 9.0.1
GenericName=Web Browser
Comment=Browse the Web
Exec=firefox %u
Icon=/usr/opt/firefox27/icons/mozicon128.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupWMClass=Firefox-bin
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;text/mml;
StartupNotify=true
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Name[en_US]=Firefox
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