How To Install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install torbrowser-launcher in Fedora 36. torbrowser-launcher is Tor Browser Bundle managing tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36.

What is torbrowser-launcher

Tor Browser Launcher is intended to make Tor Browser easier to install and use for GNU/Linux users. You install torbrowser-launcher from your distribution’s package manager and it handles everything else * Downloads and installs the most recent version of Tor Browser in your language and for your computer’s architecture, or launches Tor Browser if it’s already installed (Tor Browser will automatically update itself) * Verifies Tor Browser’s signature for you, to ensure the version you downloaded was cryptographically signed by Tor developers and was not tampered with * Adds “Tor Browser” and “Tor Browser Launcher Settings” application launcher to your desktop environment’s menu * Optionally plays a modem sound when you open Tor Browser (because Tor is so slow)

We can use yum or dnf to install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install torbrowser-launcher.

Install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install torbrowser-launcher using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install torbrowser-launcher

Install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install torbrowser-launcher using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install torbrowser-launcher

How To Uninstall torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the torbrowser-launcher package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove torbrowser-launcher

torbrowser-launcher Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/torbrowser-launcher
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher-0.3.5-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/common.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/common.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/launcher.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/launcher.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/settings.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__pycache__/settings.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/common.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torbrowser_launcher/settings.py
/usr/share/appdata/torbrowser-launcher.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/torbrowser-settings.desktop
/usr/share/applications/torbrowser.desktop
/usr/share/doc/torbrowser-launcher
/usr/share/doc/torbrowser-launcher/README.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/torbrowser.png
/usr/share/licenses/torbrowser-launcher
/usr/share/licenses/torbrowser-launcher/LICENSE
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/torbrowser-launcher.mo
/usr/share/metainfo/torbrowser.appdata.xml
/usr/share/torbrowser-launcher/mirrors.txt
/usr/share/torbrowser-launcher/tor-browser-developers.asc
/usr/share/torbrowser-launcher/version

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install torbrowser-launcher on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).