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diff --git a/network/vidalia/README.SBo b/network/vidalia/README.SBo index ebfb504e66..da7355b2f0 100644 --- a/network/vidalia/README.SBo +++ b/network/vidalia/README.SBo @@ -1,5 +1,26 @@ Vidalia README.SBo +Please note that upstream states the following: + +"You should simply download Vidalia as part of a Tor software bundle. Users + should be using Tor Browser Bundle, not installing Vidalia themselves." + -- https://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html.en + +Obviously, that only concerns folks that do not know what they are doing. + +Also, the development of Torbutton has been discontinued in favour of TBB, +the Tor-Browser-Bundle. It's strongly recommended to stop using Torbutton. + + +New versions of Vidalia used to be announced at: + https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/vidalia-releases + https://www.torproject.org/projects/vidalia.html.en +but both links lag more often than not. + +A better place is to simply check https://www.torproject.org/dist/vidalia/ or +the mirrors listed at: https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/mirrors.html.en + + After installing Vidalia consider editing ~/.vidalia/torrc or /etc/tor/torrc accordingly: @@ -13,17 +34,9 @@ NewCircuitPeriod 15 # Set How many entry guards we should we keep at a time NumEntryGuards 8 - -To use Vidalia and Tor with Firefox you can use FoxyProxy or Privoxy. - -The development of Torbutton has been discontinued in favour of TBB, -the Tor-Browser-Bundle. It's strongly recommended to stop using Torbutton. - -New versions of Vidalia are announced at -https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/vidalia-releases - -And there is a mailing list for Vidalia users: -http://lists.vidalia-project.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vidalia-users +In order to use Vidalia and Tor with Firefox you can use FoxyProxy or +Privoxy. You can also configure Firefox network settings for a SOCKSv5 +proxy; any other browser that supports SOCKSv5 proxies is ok to use too. As of version 0.2.10 vidalia supports the local GeoIP database from |