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Tor Browser 6.0 Alpha 1 is Released, you can Install on Ubuntu / Linux Mint

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Tor Browser 6.0 Alpha 1 is Released,  how to Install 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) and other 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 New in version 6.0 Alpha 1 :

All Platforms:

  • Update Firefox to 38.6.0esr
  • Update NoScript to 2.9.0.2

Update Torbutton to 1.9.5:

  • 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
  • Code cleanup
  • Translation updates

Update Tor Launcher to 0.2.9:

  • Bug 18113: Randomly permutate available default bridges of chosen type
  • Bug 11773: Setup wizard UI flow improvements
  • Translation updates
  • Bug 17428: Remove Flashproxy
  • Bug 18115+18102+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
  • Bug 17790: Map the proper SHIFT characters to the digit keys (fix of #15646)

Build System:
Linux:

  • Bug 15578: Switch to Debian Wheezy guest VMs (10.04 LTS is EOL)

How to Install Tor Browser 6.0 Alpha 1 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint :

To Install/update Tor Browser 6.0 Alpha 1 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) and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Ubuntu 32 bit :
wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/6.0a1/tor-browser-linux32-6.0a1_en-US.tar.xz
sudo tar xvfJ tor-browser-linux32-6.0a1_en-US.tar.xz
cd tor-browser_en-US 
./start-tor-browser.desktop 


For Ubuntu 64 bit :
wget https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/6.0a1/tor-browser-linux64-6.0a1_en-US.tar.xz
sudo tar xvfJ tor-browser-linux64-6.0a1_en-US.tar.xz
cd tor-browser_en-US 
./start-tor-browser.desktop


The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.   
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