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Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. 
This guide guides your through installing tor in Kali Linux.
This guide guides your through installing tor in Kali Linux. Table of Contents
Why anonymity matters?
Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. [Source: https://www.torproject.org/]Installing Tor in Kali Linux:
Step 1: Getting tor service ready
There are 3 ways of installing Tor service in Kali Linux. You can install Tor by following any of these options:Option #1: Install Tor from Kali Repository
Tor is available in Kali repository, to install it directly from the repository open your Terminal and type this:apt-get install torIf no error occurs, follow the second step.
Option #2: Install Tor from Debian Wheezy Repository
If you can’t install Tor using the first method then you may try this option. In this way we are going to add the official Tor repository according to our Debian distribution. Not to be confused, Kali is actually based on Debian and it uses the package management from “Wheezy”. So we are going to use “Wheezy” as our distribution. Now open your terminal and follow these steps:Step #1: Add repo to sources.list file
Lets add the distribution in the list by opening the sources.list fileleafpad /etc/apt/sources.listNow add the following line at the bottom of the file,
deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org wheezy main
Step #2: Add GPG Keys
Now we need to add the gpg key used to sign the packages by running the following commands:gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89 gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | apt-key add -
Step #3: Update package lists
Lets refresh our sources:apt-get update
Step #4: Install singing keys
Now, before installing the Tor we must add the signing key,apt-get install deb.torproject.org-keyring
Step #5: Install Tor from Debian repository
Finally,apt-get install torNow Tor should be installed! If no error occurs, follow the second step.
Option #3: Install Tor from development branch
If you are an advanced user and you want to install Tor using the development branch then this method is for you.Step #1: Add Tor project repository to sources.list
You need to add a different set of lines to your/etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org wheezy main deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org tor-experimental-0.2.5.x- wheezy main
Step #2: Add GPG keys, keyring and install Tor
Then run the following commands at your command prompt:gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89 gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | apt-key add - apt-get update apt-get install tor deb.torproject.org-keyringNow Tor should be installed! If no error occurs, follow the second step. Note: This release will provide you more features but it contains bugs too.
Option #4: Build and Install Tor from sources
If you want to build your own debs from source you must first add an appropriatedeb-src line to sources.list. deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org wheezy main deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org wheezy main deb-src http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org tor-experimental-0.2.5.x--wheezy mainYou also need to install the necessary packages to build your own debs and the packages needed to build Tor:
apt-get install build-essential fakeroot devscripts apt-get build-dep torThen you can build Tor in
~/debian-packages: mkdir ~/debian-packages; cd ~/debian-packages apt-get source tor cd tor-* debuild -rfakeroot -uc -us cd ..Now you can install the new package:
dpkg -i tor_*.deb
Step #2: Downloading and Running Tor bundle
Download the Tor Bundle from here, https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en Download the architecture-appropriate file above, save it somewhere, then run one of the following two commands to extract the package archive:tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-15-dev-LANG.tar.gzor (for the 64-bit version):
tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-2.3.25-16-dev-LANG.tar.gz(where LANG is the language listed in the filename). Once that’s done, switch to the Tor browser directory by running:
cd tor-browser_LANG(where
LANG is the language listed in the filename). To run the Tor Browser Bundle, execute the start-tor-browser script: ./start-tor-browserThis will launch
Vidalia and once that connects to Tor, it will launch Firefox. Note: Do not unpack or run TBB as root. (though in Kali Linux, it doesn’t make any differences)
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Very helpful..Thanks
you say don't run or unpack as root. But on kali linux you are always root. What do you recomend? Create a non-root user or forget about this "don't run as root" bizo?
you are not root all the time… create a new user and protect your ass…
Hi Roger,
I didn't wrote that article. I guess that's what's recommended by TOR Project because of security risk where TOR might open up a port. In Kali, it doesn't really matter. I'll leave that line cause TOR can be used by Ubuntu/Debian non-root users as well and this serves up as a reminder not to run things you don't know as root.
Personally I install tor(apt-get install tor), run tor service (service tor start) and use proxychains (proxychains iceweasel) to browse if I have to. Lastly I tail my log /var/log/tor/log to see the activities and keep a copy of that log separately stored.
Good catch though. Thanks.
For those who gets “The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting”
it’s because you’re running it as root
You have 2 options
– Make another user
– Remove these lines of code:
– Type
nano start-tor-browser
– Comment those lines
#if [ “`id -u`” -eq 0 ]; then
# complain “The Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root. Exiting.”
# exit 1
#fi
Now you can start as root
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? PLEASE HELP ME!
guest@SarthaK:/home/tor-browser_en-US$ cd /home/tor-browser_en-US && ./start-tor-browser -G
Launching Tor Browser Bundle for Linux in /home/tor-browser_en-US
No protocol specified
Error: cannot open display: :0.0
Tor Browser exited abnormally. Exit code: 1
Hi Sarthak,
Run as ROOT and see how that works (or as sudo user). Good Luck.
-BMO
Did you get thsi resolved? I’m having the same problem.
Hello. I know this is a bit old, but was wondering if blackops might be able to assist me.
I’ve run through your tut and got everything fine up until launching tor where im getting this message:
May 11 02:07:41.814 [notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151
May 11 02:07:41.814 [warn] Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9151: Cannot assign requested address
May 11 02:07:41.814 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Failed to bind one of the listener ports.
May 11 02:07:41.814 [err] Reading config failed–see warnings above.
Tor Browser exited cleanly.
I’ve taken a look at some of the config files but don’t really know what im doing. I’m running kali on virtualbox and already have tor installed on my host. Not sure if that makes if a difference. If its too much of a bother, no worries, but any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Hi 5p412120w,
I think you’ve installed Vidalia and trying to use TOR via that. In that case change port to 9051.
For Vidalia try this:
Settings > Advanced > Tor Control and checked Use TCP Connection (ControlPort) with the address 127.0.0.1:9051
Another way is to kill tor as TOR daemon was already running which Vidalia didnt like.
Followed by the following command:
and then retry.
Good luck.
-BMO.
Does this require firefox? Iceweasel is the default in kali.
No it doesn’t require FireFox. You can use ProxyChain to pipe Tor to IceWeasel.
should do it. The benefit of using ProxyChains is that you can use almost any application via that … i.e.
etc. Cheers,
-BMO
Hi BMO,
i could install the TOR for kali linux and the proxychain icweasel.
i want to recd the target annonymously. how an i be sure that i am behind tor network or proxychain is working. Please tell method to check nad confirm that
thanks in anticipation
Happy Hunting
http://www.whatismyip.com shows your IP.
What you’re asking is probably how you can be completely anonymous. There’s no such thing as that! You can however change DNS and MAC (check tor manuals for more) to be somewhat anonymous. Note that tracking is not done based on IP anymore (well, the very basic form of it). Advanced tracking is done using cookies, browsing patterns, common search strings and many more. Also, no matter what you do, you are possibly jumping from one AS area to the next which can be tracked back as most of the backends lives in first world and you know who controls those.
Don’t do this. If you run Firefox via proxychains DNS queries won’t go over ToR and you’ll burn yourself. Use the ToR bundled browser.
how to install vidalia
apt-get install vidaliashould do the trick…When i enter tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-2.3.25-16-dev-LANG.tar.gz, it say that the file does exist. I put the newer version of the code in, but it still says that the file doesn’t exist.
When I input the following command:
apt-get install deb.torproject.org-keyring
I get the following output:
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Unable to locate package deb.torproject.org-keyring.gpg
E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘deb.torproject.org-keyring.gpg’
I’ve been searching online, but I can’t find a good answer
I’m running Kali v1.0.8 in VirtualBox v4.3.20
This might help.
Fixing error: Package packagename is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package ‘packagename’ has no installation candidate
I just finished trying this, but unfortunately I ended up with the same result in the end
Trying to update the repo. On the Tor site, it says to:
Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org main
Above you call it wheezy. is that still the proper DISTRIBUTION as of January- 2015?
root@sebakurz-imac:/home/sebastiankurz# tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz
tar (child): tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz: The open ended with error: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
And so with all the downloaded files: tar.gz and tar.xz!!! The same result of such actions is happening with other files: jdk-8u31-linux-x64.tar.gz, install_flash_player_11_linux.x86_64.tar.gz, Adwaita-Cupertino-G34.tar.gz, 165894-Zorba-black.tar.gz and others in this format.
My main question is: CAN, all of these files must be installed in the root directory? And only then do they decompress in a directory for the same – root?
I put out all the action on behalf of the Administrator: sudo su. Tell me – what is my fault ?! In addition to a clean installation of individual programs – everything else that was described in your article, did not work!
I ended up out of nowhere and decided to try to find an answer to mapabout IN RUSSIAN. They have, in Russian, that you describe the whole year – put 5 sekunt, and everything works! Following their advice and recommendations on the Russian forums, I began to understand the Kali much faster and easier! Why in your articles so all is not clear ??? Maybe this is a Google-translated? My native language is German. Machine translation and online in a browser so corrupts the truth ?! I do think that your instructions first translated into the language of abborigens Australia, then – the Jewish, and only then – in English, because that is how they are presented to management – can be understood only couple in love orangutans, at the time of their wedding coverings!!!
tar -xvJf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz
this should work
root@kali:~/debian-packages/tor-0.2.4.24# debuild -rfakeroot -uc -us dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: using a gain-root-command while being root
dpkg-buildpackage: source package tor
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0.2.4.24-1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Peter Palfrader
dpkg-source –before-build tor-0.2.4.24
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: quilt libssl-dev libevent-dev (>= 1.1) asciidoc (>= 8.2) docbook-xml docbook-xsl xmlto dh-apparmor
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)
debuild: fatal error at line 1357:
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc failed
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i have this error -_-
apt-get upgrade
Ok, I think I am having the same issue that Sebastian was (with installing the TOR Bundle, he seems to have other issues beyond that). Here is Kali gives me:
root@kali:~/Desktop# tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-15-dev-LANG.tar.gz
tar (child): tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-15-dev-LANG.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
The package is on my desktop, I downloaded it straight from teh TOR website, would you happen to know how I can fix this?
Greatly appreciated.
cd Desktop
Lang change to language u download for example en-US
it gives me the same error even after i put in cd Desktop and changed Lang to en-US
tar -xvJf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz
this should work
Hello I attemptedmm what you proposed but this was the result I got:
root@kali:~# apt-get install tor
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
tor is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
root@kali:~# tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-15-dev-en-US.tar.gz
tar (child): tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.3.25-15-dev-en-US.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
you have to extract the archive and run the set-up. Peeps skipped that step that’s what throws the “child” error
how ? sry im new to this
Where is these lines, there’s no such lines into this file.
Don’t start this as root, it’s a horrible idea. Instead make a new user
root@kali:~# useradd fuckboy
root@kali:~# chown -R fuckboy tor-browser_en-US # Replace with your TBB folder
root@kali:~# gksu -u fuckboy tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser
And it will run, not as root.
adding non-kali repositories to kali can crashed you system. Why are you recommend add this ?
Unable to install tor because of following error
root@Abhi:~# apt-get install tor
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
tor : Depends: libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
try to use option 2, i get this when i reach the step to type “apt-get install tor”
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
tor : Depends: libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1) but it is not installable
Recommends: tor-geoipdb but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: torsocks but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
ok so im on kali 2.0 and this is what happens right after i type apt-get install TOR using the second install method. I am also new to kali but its a must have as is Tor.
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
tor : Depends: libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1) but it is not installable
Recommends: tor-geoipdb but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: torsocks but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
is this you? fight for freedom? its standard here :D
Hi blackMORE Ops,
Great tuts, I found a problem where I can’t add the gpg key
#gpg –keyserver keys.gnupg.net –recv 886DDD89
Kali gives me this”
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No keyserver available
I tried this
#gpg –keyserver keys.gnupg.net –recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89
==> from torproject official page but it seems this also doesn’t work!! ==> it shows this:
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure
what to do ?!!
very good,is very cool
When i say
tar -xvzf tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-2.3.25-16-dev-en-US.tar.gz
it says
tar: Multiple archive files require ‘-M’ option
Try ‘tar –help’ or ‘tar –usage’ for more information.
please help
Dear Sir,
I’ve tried these instructions all. but no response…
plzz help me sir
Very nice topic , thanks alot.regards.
Tanks. all of way was good but i could just use of step#2 other was complex :D
root@kali:~/Desktop# tar -xvJf tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz
tar (child): tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-4.0.3_de.tar.xz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
It is showing me this error, what should I do??