[tbb-bugs] #28200 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update fails when connection is interrupted

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#28200: Update fails when connection is interrupted
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 Reporter:  traumschule               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:2 traumschule]:
 > I went through tickets filed by teor in 2016 and 2017 to check if this
 is maybe a duplicate. These are related to the updater:
 > #16812 #18186 #20150 #22598 #22598 #23115 #23798
 >
 > > What is Firefox 60 ESR doing in such a case?
 > Unplugging the cable did not irritate it much, it just continued when
 replugging it after some time. However the update is so small that i had
 to {{{wondershaper [iface] 10 10}}}, still then it did not show a progress
 bar, just a spinner with "Checking for updates..." and then the restart
 button.
 > So i used iptables to drop packets for the created firefox user
 ({{{iptables -I OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner 100X -j DROP}}}), started
 firefox and it claimed "Firefox is up to date". Is this filed upstream
 already?

 Good question, I don't know.

 > Maybe giving users the chance to interact with a Refresh button is
 easier than implementing a lot of logic here.

 Could be, yes.

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