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Name: Torbrowser-Launcher

Homepage: https://micahflee.com/torbrowser-launcher/
https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher

Open Source: Yes

Link to source: https://micahflee.com/files/torbrowser-launcher/torbrowser-launcher-0.1.0.tar.gz
https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher

Description:

Tor Browser Launcher is intended to make Tor Browser easier to install and use for GNU/Linux users. You install torbrowser-launcher from your distribution's package manager and it handles everything else.

Downloads and installs the most recent version of Tor Browser in your language and for your computer's architecture, or launches Tor Browser if it's already installed (Tor Browser will automatically update itself.

Verifies Tor Browser's signature for you, to ensure the version you downloaded was cryptographically signed by Tor developers and was not tampered with.

Adds "Tor Browser" and "Tor Browser Launcher Settings" application launcher to your desktop environment's menu.

Includes AppArmor profiles to make a Tor Browser compromise not as bad.

Revisions and Commits

R4643 torbrowser-launcher
D4930R4643:bb523286877e Initial inclusion of torbrowser-launcher

Related Objects

Mentioned In
T236: Tor Browser
Mentioned Here
T236: Tor Browser

Event Timeline

• traqfan created this task.Oct 19 2016, 2:00 PM
• traqfan removed a subscriber: Package Requests.
• traqfan added a subscriber: Triage Team.Oct 19 2016, 2:16 PM
• baimafeima added a subscriber: • baimafeima.Oct 21 2016, 3:08 PM

What does Tor Project say about this additional launcher? Would be great to have more background information about this.

• traqfan added a comment.Oct 30 2016, 12:48 AM
In T1159#19757, @baimafeima wrote:

What does Tor Project say about this additional launcher? Would be great to have more background information about this.

I don't think TorProject has ever commented on this program. I've been using it for a while and it works fine and the creator, Micah Lee is trustworthy IMO. He used to work for the EFF, and now for The Intercept and Freedom of the Press.

TheMarketAnarchist added a subscriber: TheMarketAnarchist.Nov 2 2016, 2:34 AM
DataDrake triaged this task as Low priority.Dec 25 2016, 1:38 AM
DataDrake moved this task from Backlog to Accepted For Inclusion on the Package Requests board.
• baimafeima mentioned this in T236: Tor Browser.Aug 19 2017, 8:27 PM
JeffLabonte added a subscriber: JeffLabonte.Apr 28 2018, 3:18 AM
JoshStrobl closed this task as Wontfix.Jun 25 2018, 12:33 PM
JoshStrobl claimed this task.
JoshStrobl added a project: Needs Maintainer.
JoshStrobl added a subscriber: JoshStrobl.

This has sat in accepted for inclusion for over a year now. Clearly, there is a lack of demand for the inclusion of this software, nobody has stepped up to provide a patch, maintain it, and properly integrate it. Closing as a result. Feel free to reopen but only when someone offers a patch via our proper patch submission methods and volunteers to be maintainer.

abdulocracy added a revision: D4930: Initial inclusion of torbrowser-launcher.Jan 2 2019, 9:33 PM
abdulocracy reopened this task as Open.Jan 2 2019, 9:37 PM
abdulocracy added a subscriber: abdulocracy.

I would like to maintain this package.

If merged, seems as though it will make T236 unnecessary. This package installs, updates, and runs Tor Browser perfectly. In fact Fedora uses this as their method of delivering the browser, IIRC.

DataDrake closed this task as Resolved by committing R4643:bb523286877e: Initial inclusion of torbrowser-launcher.Jan 8 2019, 1:52 AM
DataDrake added a commit: R4643:bb523286877e: Initial inclusion of torbrowser-launcher.
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