[tor-bugs] #12629 [- Select a component]: Tor Browser crashes on startup

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#12629: Tor Browser crashes on startup
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 Reporter:  Atalanttore           |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major                 |      Milestone:
Component:  - Select a component  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.21
 Keywords:  crash startup         |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                        |         Points:
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 Hi,

 starting the Tor Browser on my Kubuntu 14.04 x64 machine always results in
 an error message "''Tor unexpectedly exited.''"


 Terminal output:
 {{{
 Launching Tor Browser Bundle for Linux in /usr/bin/tor-browser

 (process:6808): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion
 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

 (firefox:6808): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property
 GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised

 (firefox:6808): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property
 GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised

 (firefox:6808): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property
 GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised

 (firefox:6808): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property
 GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised
 Jul 14 21:05:40.745 [notice] Tor v0.2.4.21 (git-f5def645adfb32be) running
 on Linux with Libevent 2.0.21-stable and OpenSSL 1.0.1g.
 Jul 14 21:05:40.745 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn
 how to be safe at https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Jul 14 21:05:40.745 [notice] Read configuration file "/usr/bin/tor-
 browser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults".
 Jul 14 21:05:40.745 [notice] Read configuration file "/usr/bin/tor-
 browser/Data/Tor/torrc".
 Jul 14 21:05:40.748 [notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151
 Jul 14 21:05:40.748 [notice] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or
 accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing
 connections.
 Jul 14 21:05:40.749 [warn] /usr/bin/tor-browser/Data/Tor is not owned by
 this user (ata, 1000) but by root (0). Perhaps you are running Tor as the
 wrong user?
 Jul 14 21:05:40.749 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Couldn't
 access/create private data directory "/usr/bin/tor-browser/Data/Tor"
 Jul 14 21:05:40.749 [err] Reading config failed--see warnings above.

 (firefox:6808): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data:
 assertion 'targets != NULL' failed

 (firefox:6808): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_get_for_display:
 assertion '!display->closed' failed

 (firefox:6808): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_get_for_display:
 assertion '!display->closed' failed

 Tor Browser exited cleanly.
 }}}


 Regards,
 Atalanttore

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