If upgrading, please back up any configuration files. See the Note to Upgraders Section.
Install Privoxy. See the Installation Section for platform specific information.
Start Privoxy, if the installation program has not done this already. See the section Starting Privoxy.
Set your browser to use Privoxy as HTTP and HTTPS proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of localhost and port 8118. (Junkbuster and earlier versions of Privoxy used port 8000.) See the section Starting Privoxy.
Flush your browser's caches, to remove any cached ad images.
Enjoy surfing with enhanced comfort and privacy. You may want to customize the user.action file to personalize your new browsing experience. See the Configuration section for more configuration options, and how to further customize your installation.
If you experience problems with sites that "misbehave", see the Anatomy of an Action section in the Appendix.
Please see the section Contacting the Developers on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get help.