apt-get wont work when i try to install tor [duplicate]

~# sudo apt-get install tor
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package tor is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'tor' has no installation candidate

Can someone please help?

1 Answer

That's because Tor is not in the regular repositories, so you'll have to add the Tor repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list. This involves some editing and importing the appropriate key. It's not difficult. The instructions are on the site of the Torproject. Take a look at option 2 here.