[tor-bugs] #6145 [Tor bundles/installation]: Decide if it's safe to unzip the new TBB into the old TBB directory (was: Is it good advice for users to unzip the new TBB into the old TBB directory?)

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#6145: Decide if it's safe to unzip the new TBB into the old TBB directory
--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 Reporter:  arma                      |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  project                   |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Changes (by mikeperry):

  * type:  defect => project


Comment:

 I've been doing this for a while without issue. I think the plan is for it
 to be how our updater works, too.

 Note that doing so will reset your prefs due to #3944. This sometimes
 leads people to try to go the other way: copy the *old* tbb directory over
 the new unzipped copy. That is definitely fail city, and will break stuff.

 OTOH, we could perhaps decide that the TBB update process should
 explicitly *not* preserve extensions and prefs on purpose, to avoid
 fingerprinting issues.. I think that's likely to bring the fury, though.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6145#comment:2>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online