[tor-bugs] #10509 [Tor Launcher]: skip TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 environment variable not honored

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#10509: skip TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 environment variable not honored
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     Reporter:  proper        |      Owner:  brade
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major         |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Launcher  |    Version:
   Resolution:                |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mcs):

 The TBB 3.x Torbutton still includes a "Preferences" menu item that allows
 modification of proxy settings.  I cannot say for sure whether everything
 there works correctly but it should.

 TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH=1 is not about avoiding access to the control port... it
 just means that some other process is responsible for starting tor.  We
 could modify Torbutton to recognized an environment variable that causes
 the "Open Network Settings" menu item to be hidden or disabled.

 Is the situation you describe common (no access to the control port)?  I
 would guess that will be the case with Whonix.

 Another option would be to disable or remove the Tor Launcher extension,
 but that would leave the "Open Network Settings" menu item intact (it just
 would not do anything).  Of course that could also be fixed (in
 Torbutton).

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