Package: vidalia
Version: 0.2.10-3
Severity: important
After a new install with "no configuration" option, following "full"
instructions at file:///usr/share/doc/vidalia/README.Debian.gz,
3rd option ("Enable Tor to use a control port to communicate with Vidalia")
induces iceweasel-torbutton plugin package display a
false positive "Tor Enabled", (with default "Enable Polipo" option active), but
polipo is not forwarding connections to Tor,
displaying a "green" onion dispite no tor relaying.
Test:
aptitude install vidalia # choose "no configuration" 1st option
aptitude install iceweasel iceweasel-torbutton # in case it's not there
tor --hash-password FOOBAR # get tor hash password
vi /etc/tor/torrc # enable ControlPort 9051 and paste hash password at
HashedControlPassword
/etc/init.d/tor restart
/etc/init.d/polipo restart
vidalia & # give FOOBAR as password .... probably connect to tor
iceweasel & # enable plugin icon, and probably shows "Tor Enabled"
curl ifconfig.me/ip # my dynamic ISP IP
curl --socks5 localhost:9050 ifconfig.me/ip # my tor exit IP
curl --proxy localhost:8118 ifconfig.me/ip # my dynamic ISP IP again???
"forward / localhost:9050" missing at /etc/polipo/config???
Since vidalia is meant to "bridge" many end-users' need for privacy, it show be
clear, at least in the documentation, how to get
all solution working.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.2
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages vidalia depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36.1 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.5-8 GCC support library
ii libqt4-network 4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 network module
ii libqt4-xml 4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 XML module
ii libqtcore4 4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 core module
ii libqtgui4 4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 GUI module
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-4squeeze1 SSL shared libraries
ii libstdc++6 4.4.5-8 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu1 Update Configuration File: preserv
Versions of packages vidalia recommends:
ii tor 0.2.1.29-1 anonymizing overlay network for TC
Versions of packages vidalia suggests:
ii iceweasel-torbutton 1.2.5-3 transitional dummy package
ii xul-ext-torbutton [iceweasel- 1.2.5-3 Iceweasel/Firefox extension enabli
-- debconf information:
* vidalia/tor-daemon-interaction: nothing
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