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The Linux route to a Nexus onion address, why the distribution package is usually the wrong choice, and what a sensible setup looks like.

3 verified addresses published // 8 access routes // 6 setup steps // no accounts, no forms, nothing collected

Nexus Market onion addresses

All three reach the same market with the same account, balance and orders behind each. Copy one rather than typing it, then confirm it on the login screen before you sign in.

[01]nexusb2l7fmqnefwphyy7m5zjhlkytlbo7qbb5lu5dlczr3azgii2gyd.onion

[02]nexusma2iqgauqqvjcgds4ckv5xbf272tkfagq4epojjhsgleqpwxiqd.onion

[03]nexusabcd6tyfhdwilyitaqiri6tisj2v2hueyjuj6qkvd6azvi5tuqd.onion

Read this before signing in Open these in Tor Browser only. When the login screen loads, compare the onion printed on the page against your browser address bar, reading from the end backwards. A copied page reproduces the design perfectly and cannot sit at the real address. If they differ, close the tab.

Linux gives you the most control and the most opportunities to configure something badly. The good news is that the correct setup is also the simplest one.

Do not install Tor Browser from the distribution repository

Packaged versions lag behind, and a lagging Tor Browser is a browser with known holes in it. More importantly, distribution packaging can alter how the bundle behaves in ways the Tor Project did not intend. Download the tarball from the Tor Project directly, verify it, and extract it into your home directory. Updates then come from the browser itself.

The short version

Download the Linux tarball and its signature file from the Tor Project site.
Import the signing key and verify the signature.
Extract it somewhere in your home directory and run the start script.
Let it register itself in the application menu if you want, or leave it standalone.
Set the security level to Safest and paste an address from this site.

Do not run it as root

It will refuse, and the refusal is correct. A browser running with full system privileges turns any browser problem into a whole machine problem. If you find yourself working around this, stop and reconsider what you are doing.

What Linux gets you

Full disk encryption that is standard rather than an upsell.
No telemetry you did not choose to enable.
A file system you can actually inspect, so cleaning up is knowable rather than hopeful.

What it does not get you

Anonymity by itself. A well configured Linux desktop still writes shell history, thumbnails and journal entries. The distribution is not the protection, the browser and your habits are. If you want the machine to genuinely forget, use a live system.