Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (). If you also want to remove tor (uninstall the package with dpkg -r tor), don't forget to safely delete the tor hidden_service directory /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ with e.g. It would be a good idea to use TorChat () in conjunction with something like TrueCrypt (). If someone wants to impersonate your identity he must and will try to steal the contents of this folder from you. The contents of the folder /var/lib/tor/hidden_service are your personal key. The Author states that starting TorChat & logging in the tor network can sometimes take up to 15 Minutes (it takes around 1 minute for me) It all basically behaves like you would expect from an instant messenger. Give this address to your friends so that they can add you to their list or add your friends address to your list. Wait a few minutes until the icon becomes green. This 16 numbers and letters are your unique address inside the Tor-Network. Python /usr/share/torchat/torchat.pyYou will see a window with your contact list. Now start torchat with the Start menu Icon or from a terminal: OWN_HOSTNAME = "defc7p5圓flzyjqy" #.onion ( <= change the 16 Quoted chars to your onion ID. Sudo gedit /usr/share/torchat/tc_client.pychange OWN_HOSTNAME to yours, or it will NOT work! onion) your frinds to add you to their torchat. Sudo less /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/hostnamethis will display something likeĭefc7p5圓flzyjqy.onionthe green part is your id, tell this ID (without the. Icon=/usr/share/torchat/icons/torchat.icoĬategories=Application Internet 5. Sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/sktoppaste into the editor window:Įxec=python /usr/share/torchat/torchat.py Sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8 python2.5create starter menu entry Sudo chown user:user /usr/share/torchat/buddy-list.txtreplace user:user from above with your username Sudo echo "" > /usr/share/torchat/buddy-list.txt Sudo mv ~/src/* /usr/share/torchat/Create your "buddy-list.txt" file.ĭo this only for the initial install, later you want to move your existing buddy list to the /usr/share/torchat folder (assuming the py files are unpacked in the folder /home/username/src) But we want chat, so get the latest Torchat source () (at the time of writing this howto it was version 0.9.9.98 ) and unzip it under your home. #HiddenServicePort 22 127.0.0.1:22now create the hidden tor dir & restart tor: #HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/other_hidden_service/ HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/hidden_service/ # HiddenServicePort x y:z says to redirect requests on port x to the # contents of the file "./hidden_service/hostname" for the address # Once you have configured a hidden service, you can look at the # This section is just for location-hidden services # Sudo gedit /etc/tor/torrcFind the following section and change it to: Set up any proxy exceptions you may need (localhost, 127.0.0.1 is a good idea) and then click on OK.(Do this also for the proxy label) After a FireFox restart, go to Extra > Switch Proxy > manage proxies > add > standard > next.Įnter the following information into both the HTTP Proxy and SSL Proxy fields. Now go to Firefox addons and install this neat SwitchProxy Tool (). Sudo gedit /etc/privoxy/configadd this line at the end: (with the dot at the end)įorward-socks4a / localhost:9050. To whom you are sending or receiving from is already observing you and sniffing your internet connection they will not be able to find out: Nobody will be able to find out where you are. TorChat helps to protect you (and your chat partners) with the following features: this client is written in python and runs on windows & OSX too! It shows you how to configure the onion router tor (), and install the P2P client torchat (). This howto has been tested & written for ubuntu gutsy 7.10 (it is also reported to work on ubuntu hardy & debian unstable).
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