Author: mttp Date: 2014-05-30 03:40:44 +0000 (Fri, 30 May 2014) New Revision: 26797

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: Why are Tor packages useful?

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2014-05-27 15:32:02 UTC (rev 26796) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2014-05-30 03:40:44 UTC (rev 26797) @@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ with abuse issues.</a></li> <li><a href="#BestOSForRelay">Why doesn't my Windows (or other OS) Tor relay run well?</a></li> + <li><a href="#PackagedTor">Should I install Tor from my package manager, + or build from source?</a></li> <li><a href="#WhatIsTheBadExitFlag">What is the BadExit flag?</a></li> <li><a href="#IGotTheBadExitFlagWhyDidThatHappen">I got the BadExit flag. Why did that happen?</a></li> @@ -2596,6 +2598,38 @@

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+ <a id="PackagedTor"></a> + <h3><a class="anchor" href="#PackagedTor">Should I install Tor from my + package manager, or build from source?</a></h3> + <p> + If you're using Debian or Ubuntu especially, there are a number of benefits + to installing Tor from the <a + href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en%22%3ETor Project's + repository</a>. + </p> + <ul> + <li> + You're ulimit -n gets set to 32768, high enough for Tor to keep open all + the connections it needs. + </li> + <li> + A user profile is created just for Tor, so Tor doesn't need to run as + root. + </li> + <li> + An init script is included so that Tor runs at boot. + </li> + <li> + Tor runs with --verify-config, so that most problems with your + config file get caught. + </li> + <li> + Tor can bind to low level ports, then drop privileges. + </li> + </ul> + + <hr> + <a id="WhatIsTheBadExitFlag"></a> <h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhatIsTheBadExitFlag">What is the BadExit flag?</a></h3>