[tor-commits] [webwml/staging] Adding homebrew instruction for tor on OSX

hiro at torproject.org hiro at torproject.org
Mon Oct 30 18:23:41 UTC 2017


commit 8dc3ae194e9b4fbc1cabf93c2521ff0c65567005
Author: hiromipaw <hiro at torproject.org>
Date:   Thu Sep 7 19:28:57 2017 +0200

    Adding homebrew instruction for tor on OSX
---
 docs/en/tor-doc-osx.wml | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/en/tor-doc-osx.wml b/docs/en/tor-doc-osx.wml
index 454efa9f..2d31d5dc 100644
--- a/docs/en/tor-doc-osx.wml
+++ b/docs/en/tor-doc-osx.wml
@@ -25,20 +25,34 @@
     this over TBB when they host hidden services or relay traffic for other Tor
     users.  <hr>
     <a id="installing"></a>
-    <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Install Macports</a></h2>
+    <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Install A Package Manager</a></h2>
     <br>
 
+    <p>There are two package manager on OS X: Homebrew and Macports. You can use the package manager of your choice.</p>
+
     <p>
-    Macports is a package manager for Mac OS X which provides a Tor package,
-    along a lot of other stuff. Follow the instructions on <a
-    href="https://www.macports.org/install.php">its Website</a> to install.
+    To install Homebrew follow the instructions on <a
+    href="https://brew.sh/">brew.sh</a>.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+    To install Macports follow the instructions on <a
+    href="https://www.macports.org/install.php">macports.org/install.php</a>.
     </p>
 
     <hr>
     <h2>Step Two: Install Tor</a></h2>
     <br>
 
-    <p>In a Terminal window, run:</p>
+    <p>If you are using Homebrw in a Terminal window, run:</p>
+
+    <pre>brew install tor</pre>
+
+    <p>You will find a sample Tor configuration file at
+    <tt>/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc.sample</tt>. Remove the .sample extension to
+    make it effective.</p>
+
+    <p>If you are using Macports in a Terminal window, run:</p>
 
     <pre>sudo port install tor</pre>
 





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