Author: runa Date: 2012-02-22 22:44:34 +0000 (Wed, 22 Feb 2012) New Revision: 25472 Modified: website/trunk/projects/en/torbrowser.wml Log: Make Linux instructions easier to follow for new users, solves #4659 Modified: website/trunk/projects/en/torbrowser.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/projects/en/torbrowser.wml 2012-02-22 21:24:10 UTC (rev 25471) +++ website/trunk/projects/en/torbrowser.wml 2012-02-22 22:44:34 UTC (rev 25472) @@ -424,13 +424,21 @@ <a id="Linux"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Linux">Linux instructions</a></h3> <p>Download the architecture-appropriate file above, save it somewhere, then - run:<br> <code>tar -xvzf - tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-<version-torbrowserbundlelinux32>-dev-<var>LANG</var>.tar.gz</code> or - <code>tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-<version-torbrowserbundlelinux64>-dev-<var>LANG</var>.tar.gz</code> (where - <var>LANG</var> is the language listed in the filename), and either double click on the - directory or <code>cd</code> into it, then execute the <strong>start-tor-browser</strong> - script. This will launch Vidalia and once that connects to Tor, it will launch - Firefox Aurora. <em>Do not unpack or run TBB as root.</em></p> + run one of the following two commands to extract the package archive:<br><br> + <code>tar -xvzf tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-<version-torbrowserbundlelinux32>-dev-<var>LANG</var>.tar.gz</code> + <br><br>or<br><br> + <code>tor-browser-gnu-linux-x86_64-<version-torbrowserbundlelinux64>-dev-<var>LANG</var>.tar.gz</code> + <br><br>(where <var>LANG</var> is the language listed in the filename).<br><br> + Once that's done, switch to the Tor browser directory by running: + <br><br> + <code>cd tor-browser_<var>LANG</var></code> + <br><br>(where <var>LANG</var> is the language listed in the filename).<br><br> + To run the Tor Browser Bundle, execute the <strong>start-tor-browser</strong> script: + <br><br> + <code>./start-tor-browser</code> + <br><br> + This will launch Vidalia and once that connects to Tor, it will launch + Firefox. <em>Do not unpack or run TBB as root.</em></p> <a id="Windows"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Windows">Windows instructions</a></h3>