[tor-commits] [manual/develop] instructions to make file executable via terminal

gus at torproject.org gus at torproject.org
Fri Jul 9 17:07:35 UTC 2021


commit 55b7d0ceb92ab6e3834bd4fb0b64cdeea49168e5
Author: championquizzer <championquizzer at gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 19 19:02:22 2021 +0530

    instructions to make file executable via terminal
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 content/installation/contents.lr | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/installation/contents.lr b/content/installation/contents.lr
index 2739dd8..732b241 100644
--- a/content/installation/contents.lr
+++ b/content/installation/contents.lr
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ For GNU/Linux:
 
 4. When the download is complete, extract the archive with the command `tar -xf [TB archive]` or by using an archive manager.
 
-5. You'll need to tell your GNU/Linux that you want the ability to execute shell scripts from the graphical interface.
+5. You'll need to tell your GNU/Linux that you want the ability to execute shell scripts from the graphical interface or the command line.
    Navigate to the newly extracted Tor Browser directory.
    Right click on `start-tor-browser.desktop`, open Properties or Preferences and change the permission to allow executing file as program.
-   Double-click the icon to start up Tor Browser for the first time.
+   On the terminal from inside the Tor Browser directory you may also execute `chmod +x start-tor-browser.desktop` to make the file executable. Double-click the icon to start up Tor Browser for the first time. 
 
 6. Alternatively, from inside the Tor Browser directory, you can also start from the command line by running:
 





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