[tor-bugs] #12687 [Tor bundles/installation]: Update to Debian documentation

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#12687: Update to Debian documentation
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     Reporter:  qAHt4GGo                  |      Owner:  erinn
         Type:  task                      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major                     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |    Version:
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Comment (by qAHt4GGo):

 Yes, since the Debian version and the TP version are the same a lot of the
 time, APT just installs the Debian version. My method would treat the Tor
 Project repo as the canonical resource for the tor package, irrespective
 of version. This way, if the TP repo updates first, you get the updates
 faster (the whole point of using the TP repo to begin with). You wouldn't
 need to wait for the Debian repo to be updated. However, even if the
 versions are the same in both repos when you install (say, right before a
 version update where it hits TP repo first then Debian repo), you'd be a
 little bit behind the updates. I know TP is awesome about making updates
 quickly so the lag is small in practice, but it's still there in theory.

 You can check where your version was installed (and where it updates from)
 by using:
 # apt-cache policy tor

 The package with the three asterisks is your currently installed package.
 I did this and realized that Debian had completely circumvented the TP
 repo.

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