Tor (The Onion Router) browser makes things more difficult to trace our Internet activities. Using Tor, we can keep our identity more secure around the Internet. In simple words, you can surf the Internet anonymously and it’s difficult to find what you’re doing on the internet by your ISP and network administrators.

Once you install, Tor browser in your system whenever you go to online, all of your internet traffic is encrypted and routed through a secure network of anonymous nodes until it reaches its destination.

Install Tor Browser Bundle in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

To install Tor in 32 bit systems, run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tor-browser

To install Tor in 64 bit systems, run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tor-browser

Once you installed Tor browser, set the permissions to the user(s):

sudo chown -R YOUR-USERNAME ~/.tor-browser

Thats it. Enjoy surfing the internet anonymously and securely.