I noticed an earlier thread here, https://www.nairaland.com/2974732/dark-web, didn't get the attention it deserves.

I'm re-posting my comment in that thread here. Questions are welcome.

The dark web aka dark net [wikipedia][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web] is a part of the internet that uses peer-to-peer tor routing between you and the resource/url you want to visit. Here are some facts:

* It started, just like the regular internet (clear net), as a U. S. DARPA-funded project that eventually got taken over by a community of volunteers.
* The purpose of the project is to create anonymity online viz:
** Anonymity for you the user accessing a resource/url
** Anonymity for the server hosting the resource/url you're accessing
* Tor sites end with [.onion][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.onion]
* To acesss .onion (tor) sites you need to use either of the following:
1. On windows: A modified version of firefox called the Tor Browser Bundle that can be downloaded [here][https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en]
2. Use an operating system designed for anonymity online such as The Amnesic Incognito Live System[TAILS][https://tails.boum.org/]
3. On debian/linux or ubuntu: download the tor browser launcher, which downloads the tor browser bundle viz:
*** from your terminal or bash, type: sudo apt-get install torbrowser-launcher
4. Use gateway services such as Tor2web https://tor2web.org/

* People who've run into trouble with the law using tor sites did for one of the following:
* Distributing or watching child pornography (illegal in the U. S.)
* Distributing or selling drugs e. g. Silk road
* The dark net, however, hosts some resources/urls some people, especially researchers and students, can find useful. Some of them are:
** Scihub http://scihub22266oqcxt.onion/
** This site has a nice and large collection of books: http://clockwise3rldkgu.onion/libr/browse/category/allbooks
* If you're still curious after reading this long, you can check out the following resources for additional information:
** Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-deep-web-and-how-do-you-access-it
** http://www.sickchirpse.com/deep-web-guide/
* I've attached some screenshots. You can check them out.

People in Nigeria seem to be too uneducated about the dark web.
Its the best place ever.

Have just downloaded the tor browser
but
how do i configure it?