I just finished installing and configuring 'TOR' to work in conjunction with 'Polipo' and then I realized I forgot to install it Vidalia. Am I still able to install vidalia so I am able to access the GUI to get a visual on what is going on? Or will it interfere with the TOR/Polipo team?
View 2 RepliesI just recently installed Tor again on my new Natty install along with Vidalia. It was working initially, but for some reason it has ceased to function within the last 24 hours. When I start Tor (either from the command-line or Vidalia) and go to check.torproject.org, it says that Tor isn't running. (I don't use Torbutton with Firefox, if that makes any difference. I use FoxyProxy, but the settings look fine to me. It was working only yesterday.) I've checked the config files for Polipo and Tor, and I've checked my Vidalia settings more times than I can count. It all looks perfectly satisfactory.
I'm sure that it's not my firewall, Tor/Polipo configurations, or Vidalia settings. When I launch Tor with Vidalia and check the logs, everything works just fine and it says I'm connected. The only thing I can think of is that it might be a FoxyProxy issue or a problem with check.torproject.org, but the settings for FoxyProxy look okay and check.torproject.org hasn't malfunctioned in the past.
I've purged and reinstalled Tor, Vidalia, and Polipo and restored their config files and settings to the defaults, but still to no avail. My current malfunctioning Tor configuration is identical to my old and functional one, so far as I can tell.
Can't configure out how to configure itQuote:
Jun 01 23:18:15.605 [Notice] Tor v0.2.1.26. This is experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running on Linux i686)
Jun 01 23:18:15.605 [Notice] Initialized libevent version 1.4.13-stable using method epoll. Good.
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I recently installed ubuntu 11.04(64-bit) and have been using it for a little less than a week now(absolutely love it). I've been trying to install all the basic programs I need, and up until now, with no problem.
I've had trouble getting vidalia to work properly. Whenever I start vidalia, both the tor and vidalia processes show up. The GUI for vidalia does not. A temporary solution I found was to login as root and run it like that, but I take it that isn't the greatest idea.
I've reinstalled multiple times, both from source, building deb packages, and the tor repository.
I want to use Vidalia to manage a TOR relay. My /etc/default/tor file references another file /etc/default/tor.vidalia. It's supposed to help manage the TOR daemon. For whatever reason, I don't have a file called /etc/default/tor.vidalia.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI just installed TOR but get an error that it has ended unexpectedly when I open Vidalia. The log has the following:
Oct 17 18:42:09.770 [Notice] Tor v0.2.2.17-alpha (git-d30d4eb843f12e65). This is experimental software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running on Linux i686)
Oct 17 18:42:09.771 [Notice] Initialized libevent version 1.4.13-stable using method epoll. Good.
Oct 17 18:42:09.771 [Notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050
Oct 17 18:42:09.771 [Warning] Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9050: Address already in use. Is Tor already running?
Oct 17 18:42:09.771 [Warning] Failed to parse/validate config: Failed to bind one of the listener ports.
Oct 17 18:42:09.771 [Error] Reading config failed--see warnings above.
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10.
I've downloaded Vidalia, but instead of No Configuration, I chose One-Time Restart, and now whenever I try to open TOR, it says that it is already running. I've rebooted already, but that didn't help at all. I would like to start using TOR as an experiment and to remain anonymous. Sure, there's HideMyAss! add-on for Google Chrome, but I just want to try it all out. Can someone help me?
This is what it says
"Vidalia detected that the Tor software exited unexpectedly.
Please check the message log for recent warning or error messages." code...
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"Vidalia detected that the Tor software exited unexpectedly"
The only way I can get Vidalia to work again is to reinstall Vidalia.
Vidalia control panel has no check box for "show this window on startup". Is there a way using linux commands to stop it from popping up or would I need to change something else?
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Ubuntu: 9.10
internet browser: Chromium
tor tool: Vidalia 0.2.6
I can see that Vidalia is working fine. It shows the status
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Connected to the Tor network!
how to let my browser Chromium bypass the blocks and reach some websites using "tor" based on Vidalia?
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HTML Code:
I realize this doesn't give you a lot to go on.
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i updated both browsers i have and lost my secure log-in pages (no padlocks showing ) concerning different Web mail accounts.Just before i did these updates i checked an unrelated thing on-line regarding my sound card of which i kept a copy of and got this message below :
!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
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[ 12.762633] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: AM
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Conky can be used to display a variety of information on the users desktop. I wanted to use Conky instead to display the current status of security as reported by:
SANS Internet Storm Center
IBM Internet Security Systems
Symantec Threatcon
McAfee Threat Center
I therefore created 4 small scripts which download the current status from these sites, and set the colour of those status's depending on the current value.The conky configuration allows for a semi-transparent background - though this is optional.Attached is an example image showing the 4 different colours.Also attached is an archive with the 4.sh files, .conkyrc and draw_bg.lua (from here http:[url].....
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When I chose my password during the original installation, there was no mention of it being "too simple." This is where the Desktop OS and the Netbook OS differ. The desktop will let me change it in the terminal without any errors. The Netbook will not. When I've attempted to revert it back to the original, it will not let me do so in the User Profile or in the Terminal. The Passwords and Encryption Keys application also does not appear to help.
So now even after I've changed it to a different "complicated" password I am still prompted to insert two different passwords since I changed my user password but I am unable to change the password I input during the installation. A bit screwy methinks. This is extremely important. I'd like to know how to change the original installation password.
If I can't change the main password on my laptop then this is a serious potential security breach just waiting to happen (especially since it's on a laptop and I will be hauling it around with me) and I will most likely install a different OS if this isn't resolved --- It would be very unfortunate since I spent the whole day fixing it and I really enjoy the interface. Luckily I can live with this on my Desktop since I'm not going to be hauling it around with me everywhere when the school year starts.