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How to Install Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi

Tor Browser is a free and open-source web browser with much improved online privacy and security features compared to other browsers. The layout of the browser is similar to the Firefox browser, but it is designed in a way to protect users’ privacy and anonymity by allowing the network traffic through a relay network called Tor. Thus, it becomes nearly impossible for someone to monitor your internet activities on the browser.

Follow this article’s guidelines for installing Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi.

Install Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi

You can install Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi from the following steps:

Step 1: Install Pi-Apps

First, install Pi-Apps on Raspberry Pi from the following script:

$ wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Step 2: Open Pi-Apps

Open Pi-Apps on Raspberry Pi desktop from the Application menu in the “Accessories” option.

Or you can open it from the desktop shortcut.

Step 3: Install Tor Browser from Pi-Apps

Go to the search option on Pi-Apps.

Write “tor” in the search box and click the “OK” button.

Select “Tor” and hit the better button.

Then select the “Install” button.

This will begin installing Tor Browser on the Raspberry Pi system.

Wait till Pi-Apps completes installing Tor Browser on the Raspberry Pi system.

Step 4: Open Tor Browser on Raspberry Pi

Now, enter the application menu and run the Tor Browser from the “Internet” section.

To connect the Tor browser to the Tor network, you have to select the “Connect” button.

You can now use Tor Browser on the Raspberry Pi system.

Remove Tor Browser from Raspberry Pi

To remove Tor Browser from the Raspberry Pi system, go to the “Installed” section on Pi-Apps.

Select Tor and click the “Uninstall” button to remove the Tor Browser from the Raspberry Pi system.

Conclusion

The Tor browser is a privacy-oriented browser that secures your online activities without being tracked. You can install the browser easily on the Raspberry Pi system from Pi-Apps, which should be installed through the installation script shown in the above guidelines. After that, you can install the Tor browser and run it on your Raspberry Pi system from the Internet section in the application menu.

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Awais Khan

I'm an Engineer and an academic researcher by profession. My interest for Raspberry Pi, embedded systems and blogging has brought me here to share my knowledge with others.