I’ve been attempting to install tor browser on secureblue. At every turn something has prevented it from launching. so far best I can tell its a userns problem, but even the ujust command to enable that has not fixed it. I would really love advice about this. if I cannot use tor browser on this os i…

[image] KevPham: Gnome Boxes or Distro Box to run Tor Browser in just about any Linux distribution I don’t know how much this matters but the secureblue FAQ has a warning about this practice. Security implications - Distrobox Isolation and sandboxing are not the main aims of the…

If the YouTube video I watched earlier was accurate, they are going to integrate browsers through Bazaar once it is ready, then flag the Flatpak versions and block them. [IMG_20260123_161644]

Thanks, but I am still confused on how to install Tor (and other browsers). I find it very difficult to get info/tutorials on Secureblue - I am willing to learn but if there are is no support it seems impossible for a beginner.

I don’t know if it is possible to securely install other browsers at present. Secureblue is such a new project. I would recommend booting Tails if Tor is required or Mullvad Browser + VPN on another distro in the meantime. There are ways to route all traffic through Tor if you want to use Trivalnet …

[image] leahh88g4: Thanks, but I am still confused on how to install Tor (and other browsers) Install either via download or layer torbrowser-launcher via rpm-ostree Enable unprivileged user namespaces for unconfined_t domain via ujust (or write a Selinux policy for tor browser) start tor br…

Thanks, but this is what I mean: as a beginner, what even is layering (and how to do it)? what are namespaces? I cannot find any beginner-friendly tutorials on all these things. And most importantly: would installing an app in such a way be a security risk?

I believe secureblue is immutable, so you can’t modify the core system. Non-Flatpak applications can be added on top of but not tightly integrated into the core OS. This is to prevent malicious programs interfering with root system files, which keeps you safe. The downside is this also reduces funct…

I suggest to use whoonix/tails via virt-manager. It’s the most secure and privacy way to do it and it should be the recommended way.

[image] leahh88g4: as a beginner, what even is layering (and how to do it)? On “immutable” distros, this means adding a layer with the software on top of the immutable base image. On securueblue this happens via rpm-ostree install command. [image] leahh88g4: what are namespaces? You n…

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That is my understand as well.

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