Install Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint and Ubuntu Derivative System

Tor Browser Bundle is a free and platform-independent application designed to allow users to browser the Web anonymously through the powerful Tor network on the Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, without the need to use any third-party software.

Features at a glance

It is a portable software, allowing users to use directly from a USB flash drive, running a pre-configured web browser to protect their anonymity. The Tor software is the key component of Tor Browser Bundle, protecting users by bouncing their communications around a distributed network of relays, which are run by volunteers all around the world.

What News on

All Platforms:

Update Firefox to 38.6.0esr
Update libevent to 2.0.22-stable
Update NoScript to 2.9.0.2
Update Torbutton to 1.9.4.3
Bug 16990: Show circuit display for connections using multi-party channels
Bug 18019: Avoid empty prompt shown after non-en-US update
Bug 18004: Remove Tor fundraising donation banner
Bug 16940: After update, load local change notes
Bug 17108: Polish about:tor appearance
Bug 17568: Clean up tor-control-port.js
Bug 16620: Move window.name handling into a Firefox patch
Bug 17351: Code cleanup

Translation updates

Update Tor Launcher to 0.2.7.8
Bug 18113: Randomly permutate available default bridges of chosen type
Bug 13313: Bundle a fixed set of fonts to defend against fingerprinting
Bug 10140: Add new Tor Browser locale (Japanese)
Bug 17428: Remove Flashproxy
Bug 13512: Load a static tab with change notes after an update
Bug 9659: Avoid loop due to optimistic data SOCKS code (fix of #3875)
Bug 15564: Isolate SharedWorkers by first-party domain
Bug 16940: After update, load local change notes
Bug 17759: Apply whitelist to local fonts in @font-face (fix of #13313)
Bug 17009: Shift and Alt keys leak physical keyboard layout (fix of #15646)
Bug 17790: Map the proper SHIFT characters to the digit keys (fix of #15646)
Bug 17369: Disable RC4 fallback
Bug 17442: Remove custom updater certificate pinning
Bug 16620: Move window.name handling into a Firefox patch
Bug 17220: Support math symbols in font whitelist
Bug 10599+17305: Include updater and build patches needed for hardened builds
Bug 18115+18104+18071+18091: Update/add new obfs4 bridge
Bug 18072: Change recommended pluggable transport type to obfs4
Bug 18008: Create a new MAR Signing key and bake it into Tor Browser
Bug 16322: Use onion address for DuckDuckGo search engine
Bug 17917: Changelog after update is empty if JS is disabled

Linux:

Bug 16672: Don’t use font whitelisting for Linux users
OS X:
Bug 17122: Rename Japanese OS X bundle
Bug 16707: Allow more system fonts to get used on OS X
Bug 17661: Whitelist font .Helvetica Neue DeskInterface

Windows:

Bug 17250: Add localized font names to font whitelist
Bug 16707: Allow more system fonts to get used on Windows
Bug 13819: Ship expert bundles with console enabled
Bug 17250: Fix broken Japanese fonts
Bug 17870: Add intermediate certificate for authenticode signing

How to Install Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint and Ubuntu Derivative System :

To Install/Update Tor Browser 5.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Download tarball file :