[tbb-bugs] #19900 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Up-to-date Tor Browser asks me to update Firefox

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#19900: Up-to-date Tor Browser asks me to update Firefox
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     Reporter:  erchewin                  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
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 Maybe it happens because I use old Firefox installed from Debian APT.
 Firefox was called Iceweasel in Debian and then it was renamed to Firefox.
 Maybe Tor Browser undestands now that I use old system-wide Firefox and
 asks me to upgrade. If it is so, I consider this behavior wrong, because
 it is not Tor Browser's business what else software I use. Moreover when I
 press button "Get Firefox" it redirects me to page
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html which does not
 solve the problem of outdated system-wide Firefox in my Debian box...

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