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Which one and how can I install a VPN service on Linux Mint to access resources (npm packages install, Docker, and so on) not accessible from my country?

In Windows I use Psiphon, but I can't find anything similar for Linux.

ChanganAuto
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Francisco
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First you need a tor client. You can install it from package manager. Since you can't install it from package manager and you already have Tor Browser, you can use tor client that is packaged with the Tor Browser. Locate the tor binary and open a terminal and run

/<somepath>/tor

This should establish a connection with tor nodes and open a socks5 proxy listening on port 9050(if tor is already running you'll get a different socks5 port).

Now all you'll have to do is route your computers internet traffic through socks proxy. To do this goto start menu->network->network proxy -> manual. Then in the field socks host enter localhost and 9050.

Here is a screenshot Network Manager

Note: please don't use tor proxy with chrome or firefox.

Since you already use psiphon you can look for psiphon client for Linux[2].

[2] https://github.com/Psiphon-Labs/psiphon-tunnel-core-binaries

davidt930
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  • Ok, I had followed yours tips and it work but, I had to configure socket proxy on browser and terminal ,although is configured in networks setting like you indicated. – Francisco Oct 15 '23 at 18:32
  • @Francisco It seems that Network Manager is using gsettings to set up proxy through socks5 port. I didn't realize this but it seems that you need gui applications to restart before they can use proxy set by gsettings. This is also true for gnome-terminal. – davidt930 Oct 16 '23 at 01:14
  • Also do not use tor with chrome or firefox. It may give you a false sense of anonymity. – davidt930 Oct 16 '23 at 01:20
  • thank you for suggestions. Really I need only for terminal, in case of web browsing I can use downloaded version of tor browser. I give the question as closed, and your answer accepted!!! – Francisco Oct 16 '23 at 01:25