[tbb-bugs] #21326 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Sec. "Using a system-installed Tor process with Tor Browser" in start-tor-browser needs update

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#21326: Sec. "Using a system-installed Tor process with Tor Browser" in start-tor-
browser needs update
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201701R     |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 > And here is a patch for start-tor-browser
 Thanks! It looks good.


 > I recommend that you not remove Tor Launcher; just disable it in the
 Add-ons Manager or add TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 to the environment before
 starting Tor Browser (that way incremental automatic updates can be used
 if desired).
 Browser is not started if I do just this:

 `$ cd /path/to/tor-browser_en-US/Browser`
 `$ TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 ./start-tor-browser --debug`

 To get it started I need at least one extra option:

 `$ TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 TOR_SKIP_CONTROLPORTTEST=1 ./start-tor-browser
 --debug`

 then disable tor-launcher add-on and fix proxy settings. However, even
 after this fix tor-browser continues to send packets to 127.0.0.1:9151 at
 each restart (option `TOR_SKIP_CONTROLPORTTEST` doesn't prevent it).
 That's minor thing, but it adds garbage to logfiles of my firewall.

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