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# i2p.plugins.tor-updater
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A Tor package updater and runner as an I2P Plugin. This plugin is
still being changed rapidly but it should be usable on most Linux
distributions as of 23 Jan, 2022.
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Usage:
------
```sh
Usage of ./i2p.plugins.tor-manager-linux-amd64:
-arch string
OS/arch to download (default "64")
-i2pbrowser
Open I2P in Tor Browser
-lang string
Language to download
-os string
OS/arch to download (default "linux")
-torbrowser
Open Tor Browser
```
### Primary Goals
- Ship known-good public keys, download a current Tor for the platform in the background, authenticate it, and launch it only if necessary.
- Works on Windows, Linux, probably also OSX
- Supervise Tor as a ShellService plugin to I2P
- Works on Linux
- Keep Tor up-to-date
- Works on Windows, Linux, probably also OSX
- Work as an I2P Plugin OR as a freestanding app to be compatible with all I2P distributions
- Works on Linux
- Download Tor Browser from an in-I2P mirror(or one of a network of in-I2P mirrors)
- Not done
### Secondary Goals:
- Launch Tor Browser
- Works on Linux
- Configure and launch Tor browser for use with I2P
- Works on Linux, probably also Windows, probably not OSX yet.
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#### Optional Features I might add if there is interest
- Mirror the files which it downloads to an I2P Site
- Mirror the files which it downloads to I2P torrents
- Set up an onion site which announces an I2P mirror exists
- Use Bittorrent-over-I2P to download the Tor Browser software
### Similar Projects:
- https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher
- https://github.com/whonix/tb-updater