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Fix up firefox tor instructions (#494)

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@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ This guide applies to Firefox, Firefox ESR, Librewolf, and Thunderbird. Mozilla
.. figure:: /_static/images/ssl/linux/cert-trust-linux-firefox-p11kit-3.png
:width: 60%
:alt: Mozilla application p11kit trust #3
.. tip:: The path to p11-kit-trust.so will be slightly different if your processor's architecture is not x86_64.
#. Verify that the new module shows up on the left hand side and select ``OK`` at the bottom right:
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ This guide applies to Firefox, Firefox ESR, Librewolf, and Thunderbird. Mozilla
Tor
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#. Ensure you have already :ref:`set up Tor<tor-mac>`
#. Ensure you have already :ref:`set up Tor<tor-linux>`
#. Open Firefox and enter ``about:config`` in the URL bar. Accept any warnings that appear
@@ -81,12 +83,17 @@ Tor
:width: 60%
:alt: Firefox allow insecure websockets over https
#. Download a ``Proxy Auto Config`` file to inform Firefox how to use the Tor daemon running on your computer. You can get Start9's standard file from a terminal, by using:
#. Download a `Proxy Auto Config` file to inform Firefox how to use the Tor daemon running on your computer. You can get Start9's standard file from a terminal, by using:
.. code-block::
sudo wget -P /etc/tor https://start9.com/assets/proxy.pac
sudo wget -P ~/ https://start9.com/assets/proxy.pac
#. Determine the full path of `proxy.pac`, which we will use in step 9, by executing the following command in the terminal, and copying its output to your clipboard:
.. code-block::
echo file://$HOME/proxy.pac
#. Go to the right-hand hamburger menu and select ``Settings``:
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:alt: Firefox search screenshot
#. Select ``Automatic proxy configuration URL`` and paste in the path to your PAC file from earlier, prefixed with ``file://``. Your path may be different from the one below and the triple ``///`` is intentional
#. Select ``Automatic proxy configuration URL`` and paste the output from the command you performed in step 6. Be aware, the triple ``///`` is intentional, and your path *will* be different from the one below - namely, YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME will be your actual linux username:
.. code-block::
file:///etc/tor/proxy.pac
#. Check the box labeled ``Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5``:
file:///home/YOUR_LINUX_USERNAME/proxy.pac
.. figure:: /_static/images/tor/firefox_proxy_linux.png
:width: 60%
:alt: Firefox proxy settings screenshot
#. Check the box labeled ``Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5`` in the image above
#. Click ``OK`` and restart Firefox