This is what I did, already:
tar -xf tor.tar.xz mv tor-browser_en-US ~/.local/share/tor After that, I tried creating the shortcut in two different ways. Both of them resulted in the same error:
first attempt
ln -s $HOME/.local/share/tor/start-tor-browser.desktop $HOME/.local/share/applications/start-tor-browser.desktop second attempt
~/.local/share/tor/start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app Both methods creates an icon, indeed. Although, Tor Browser won't open, at all.
This is the output, when I try to run start-tor-browser.desktop directly from the terminal:
cd ~/.local/share/applications ./start-tor-browser.desktop /usr/bin/env: ‘./Browser/execdesktop’: No such file or directory Update
This is the content of start-tor-browser.desktop:
#!/usr/bin/env ./Browser/execdesktop # # This file is a self-modifying .desktop file that can be run from the shell. # It preserves arguments and environment for the start-tor-browser script. # # Run './start-tor-browser.desktop --help' to display the full set of options. # # When invoked from the shell, this file must always be in a Tor Browser root # directory. When run from the file manager or desktop GUI, it is relocatable. # # After first invocation, it will update itself with the absolute path to the # current TBB location, to support relocation of this .desktop file for GUI # invocation. You can also add Tor Browser to your desktop's application menu # by running './start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app' # # If you use --register-app, and then relocate your TBB directory, Tor Browser # will no longer launch from your desktop's app launcher/dock. However, if you # re-run --register-app from inside that new directory, the script # will correct the absolute paths and re-register itself. # # This file will also still function if the path changes when TBB is used as a # portable app, so long as it is run directly from that new directory, either # via the shell or via the file manager. [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=Tor Browser GenericName=Web Browser Comment=Tor Browser is +1 for privacy and −1 for mass surveillance Categories=Network;WebBrowser;Security; Exec=sh -c '"/home/personal/.local/share/tor/Browser/start-tor-browser" --detach || ([ ! -x "/home/personal/.local/share/tor/Browser/start-tor-browser" ] && "$(dirname "$*")"/Browser/start-tor-browser --detach)' dummy %k X-TorBrowser-ExecShell=./Browser/start-tor-browser --detach Icon=/home/personal/.local/share/tor/Browser/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png StartupWMClass=Tor Browser 1 Answer
I got this working by doing the following:
Go to the to directory where your unpacked browser is, e.g.
cd /opt/tor-browser-linux64-10.5.8_de/tor-browser_en Then execute
./start-tor-browser.desktop --register-app This will copy start-tor-browser.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications
Now move it manually to ~/Desktop
It appears on your desktop now. Right click to make it executable. Try if it is basically working by starting the browser. If yes, move it back to ~/.local/share/applications and press the "option (Windows)" key on your keyboard to launch the app launcher view of Ubuntu. Start typing "tor" => the Tor Browser will appear. Launch it, then it will appear it in the left sidebar. Right click on the icon and add it to the favorites. That's it.
