Tor Browser: open URL from command line

[ilf]

I'd like to make Tor Browser my default browser by symlinking /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser to it.

However, using /path/to/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser https://check.torproject.org/ results in the error message:

Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.

Using /path/to/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/firefox gives the same result.

[cypherpunks]

Unlike Firefox, Tor Browser defaults to --no-remote. So for that to work you need to have started it with --allow-remote.

I believe the reason for disabling this by default is making foot-shooting harder for users. So keep that in mind.

(BTW, never try to run the firefox binary directly, unless you know well what you're doing.)

[ilf]

Have you tried it? This doesn't work for me:

1. Start /path/to/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser --allow-remote

2. Try /path/to/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser https://check.torproject.org/

3. Error:

Tor Browser is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Tor Browser process, or restart your system.

Same thing with -new-tab.

[cypherpunks]

Yes. But I wasn't clear enough, you need to start it with --allow-remote but you also need the option when sending a command, like opening a URL. So add it as well to your 2nd command line.

[rosh]

as stated in #comment:2
default "--no-remote" is set for good reason.
it makes less footprint on the host TBB is running.

we need to find other better way to open URL from command line under "--no-remote" setting.