< Sidux < Useable applications  
        
      Tor (The Onion Router)
- Tor is a virtual computers network makes almost anonymoust internet access.
 - It can be used with web browsers, instant messengers or IRC networks.
 - But some internet providers can block access to Tor network.
- 1. To have the lastes version of Tor add Tor project repositories:
 
 
sux mousepad /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list deb http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor sid main
- 2. Next receive public key:
 
gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 94C09C7F gpg --export 94C09C7F | apt-key add -
- 3. And install "tor" and "polipo" packages:
 
apt-get update apt-get install tor tor-geoipdb polipo
- 4. Download "polipo" config file from the project page (Save link as...):
 - 5. Change the file name from "polipo.conf" for "config".
 - 6. Move it out as root to folder :
 
/etc/polipo/
- 7. Re-start polipo with command as root:
 
/etc/init.d/polipo restart
- 8. Install "Tor Button" add-on for Iceweasel web browser from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2275/
- and re-start Iceweasel.
 
 - 9. Check your IP address for example here: http://www.checkip.org/
 - 10. Then click on the TOR button (or an onion icon) in down right corner and check IP again ;-)
 
- 8. Install "Tor Button" add-on for Iceweasel web browser from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2275/
 
- More about Tor project on home page: http://www.torproject.org/index.html.en
 - And on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29
 
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