[tbb-bugs] #13047 [Tor Browser]: Updater should not send Kernel and GTK version

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#13047: Updater should not send Kernel and GTK version
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 Reporter:  gk           |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
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 Not sure how exactly the script works that detects the .mar file the user
 needs to download but I guess the user should not be in a need to send the
 Kernel and GTK version to get the correct one. Testing a bit my update URL
 looks something like
 https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/update/alpha/Linux_x86-gcc3/Linux%203.14-2-686-pae%20(GTK%202.24.24)/4.0-alpha-2
 /en-US?force=1

 I somehow doubt we have an own directory for every Kernel+GTK combination.
 Thus, what the updater should send in my opinion is something like

 https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/update/alpha/Linux_x86-gcc3/4.0-alpha-2
 /en-US?force=1

 You have then the update channel, the platform + architecture, the current
 version and the language. That should be enough for a successful update.

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