bug: Tor Browser missing in DispVM / Tor Browser missing in whonix-ws-14 TemplateVM

Patrick · August 19, 2018, 3:40pm

/var/cache/tb-binary/.cache/tb/ folder is empty.

Something with this cleanup code code be wrong.

Kicksecure/tb-updater/blob/master/usr/bin/update-torbrowser#L1798-L1818


      
             "$timeout_after" \
                bsdtar \
                   --strip-components 1 \
                   --extract \
                   --directory "$tb_extract_temp_folder" \
                   --file \
                   - \
                   < "$tar_fifo" \
                   &
          tar_pid="$!"
          last_pid_list+=" $tar_pid"
          
          
timeout \
             --kill-after="$kill_after" \
             "$timeout_after" \
                bash \
                   /usr/libexec/msgcollector/pv_wrapper \
                   < "$pv_wrapper_fifo" \
                   &
          pv_wrapper_pid="$!"
          last_pid_list+=" $pv_wrapper_pid"

Patrick · August 19, 2018, 3:49pm

Workaround.
Run in whonix-ws-14 TemplateVM.
(Do NOT run in whonix-ws-14-dvm DVM Template.)

update-torbrowser

This workaround however is not an explanation / solution for the empty /var/cache/tb-binary/.cache/tb/ folder, so some unidentified bug is at work here.

Patrick · August 27, 2018, 9:18pm

Bug identified most likely.

Patrick · August 27, 2018, 11:19pm

Fix landed in Whonix 14 testers repository.

However

for users who are affected by this bug: will only take effect when tb-updater/tbb_hardcoded_version at master · Kicksecure/tb-updater · GitHub gets updated the next time, i.e. after a new TBB version gets released. So meanwhile please use update-torbrowser in whonix-ws-14 TemplateVM
for users who reinstall and get the upgrade before this bug happens, these will not be affacted (although this is no reason at all for reinstallation)