From 1239aabd4c2ac0ebb979d1cf5126281335aa5744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: André Batista Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:20:57 -0300 Subject: gnu: Add tor-client. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * gnu/packages/tor.scm (tor-client): New variable. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès --- gnu/packages/tor.scm | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/packages/tor.scm b/gnu/packages/tor.scm index 19ab5cf374..8f03dc4dd0 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/tor.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/tor.scm @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus ;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll ;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire +;;; Copyright © 2020 André Batista ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages tor) #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:) #:use-module (guix packages) + #:use-module (guix utils) #:use-module (guix download) #:use-module (guix git-download) #:use-module (guix build-system gnu) @@ -86,11 +88,37 @@ location. Tor works with many of your existing applications, including web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other applications based on the TCP protocol. +This package is the full featured @code{tor} which is needed for running +relays, bridges or directory authorities. If you just want to access the Tor +network or to setup an onion service you may install @code{tor-client} +instead.") + (license license:bsd-3))) + +(define-public tor-client + (package + (inherit tor) + (name "tor-client") + (arguments + (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments tor) + ((#:configure-flags flags) + (append flags + '("--disable-module-relay"))))) + (synopsis "Client to the anonymous Tor network") + (description + "Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed +network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents +somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you +visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical +location. Tor works with many of your existing applications, including +web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other +applications based on the TCP protocol. + To @code{torify} applications (to take measures to ensure that an application, which has not been designed for use with Tor such as ssh, will use only Tor for internet connectivity, and also ensures that there are no leaks from DNS, UDP or -the application layer) you need to install @code{torsocks}.") - (license license:bsd-3))) +the application layer) you need to install @code{torsocks}. + +This package only provides a client to the Tor Network."))) (define-public torsocks (package -- cgit v1.2.3