[tor-commits] r26719: {website} There's a simpler way to run Tor Browser in Ubuntu. (website/trunk/docs/en)

Matt Pagan matt at pagan.io
Sat Apr 19 18:43:28 UTC 2014


Author: mttp
Date: 2014-04-19 18:43:28 +0000 (Sat, 19 Apr 2014)
New Revision: 26719

Modified:
   website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
Log:
There's a simpler way to run Tor Browser in Ubuntu. 



Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2014-04-19 02:19:51 UTC (rev 26718)
+++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2014-04-19 18:43:28 UTC (rev 26719)
@@ -1190,9 +1190,12 @@
 <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Ubuntu">
 I'm using Ubuntu and I can't start Tor Browser.</a></h3>
 <p>
-Ubuntu prevents its users from executing shell scripts by clicking them,
-even when the file permissions are set correctly. For now you need to
-start the Tor Browser from the command line by running </p>
+You'll need to tell Ubuntu that you want the ability to execute shell scripts 
+from the graphical interface. Open "Files" (Unity's explorer), open 
+Preferences-> Behavior Tab -> Check "Run executable text files when they are 
+opened" then OK.
+</p>
+<p>You can also start the Tor Browser from the command line by running </p>
 <pre>./start-tor-browser</pre>
 <p>
 from inside the Tor Browser directory.



More information about the tor-commits mailing list