[tor-talk] tor browser bundle uninstalled

[Roger Dingledine]

On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 08:54:15PM +0100, e-letter wrote:
> Readers,
> 
> For some unknown reason, after installing an extension, the firefox
> browser failed to start with the tor network activated. The error log
> stated something about a port process being open.

Totally depends what extension you tried to install. Many of them will
screw things up (either functionality or privacy).

> Anyway, the tor browser directory was > 250 mb, considered excessive
> and therefore removed. As alternative, tor is activated from a command
> terminal and the existing installation of firefox is used with the
> plugin 'foxyproxy' basic. According to  the web site
> 'whatismyipaddress'  the tor network is being successfully used. Tor
> is killed at the command terminal using 'ctrl + c'.

Feel free, but be aware that you're screwing up most of your privacy
properties. Read through
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/
and then
https://www.torproject.org/torbutton/en/design/
and then
https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbrowser.git/tree/maint-2.4:/src/current-patches/firefox
and ask yourself if you're certain you don't need any of that stuff.

As an alternative, you might give TBB 3.0alpha a try:
https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/tbb-30

--Roger