is a command that forces programs to use Tor. I tested its effectiveness by curling a site that returns my external IP.
$ torsocks curl ip.me
109.70.100.1
Then I searched the IP on the official Relay Search website to confirm that curl indeed used a Tor Exit Node.
https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/109.70.100.1
https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/5788CEC0A7C5EE251FC72C55730A6B1FCAEA1D93
I was given node 'ruebe' in Austria.
After the successful experiment I wondered if I could run vanilla Firefox through Tor. I know Tor Browser is the recommended browser but some websites just don't work in it. First I made sure Firefox was functional.
$ firefox
(Firefox opens)
Missing chrome or resource URL: resource://gre/modules/UpdateListener.jsm
Missing chrome or resource URL: resource://gre/modules/UpdateListener.sys.mjs
Throws two warnings but otherwise works.
Then I tried running it through Tor.
$ torsocks firefox
It was running forever but no window opened. Is torsocks not meant to be used with GUI or does it require more configuration? If torsocks is not compatible with GUI apps, what is the right way to run Firefox through Tor?
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May 5, 2023, 07:16 AM
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