[tor-bugs] #20778 [Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox]: Check and download updates in the background.

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#20778: Check and download updates in the background.
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 Reporter:  yawning                           |          Owner:  yawning
     Type:  enhancement                       |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  High                              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  Yawning201612                     |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                    |        Sponsor:
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Description changed by yawning:

Old description:

> Instead of the current logic which is "Check for updates once at launch,
> if it has been either over 6 hours since the last successful check OR the
> time of last check is in the future.", the update check/update download
> should happen every six hours in the background, and the user should be
> prompted to restart.
>
> Full integration into the Tor Browser UI is likely a lot of work, so this
> is probably best accomplished by the agent popping up a dialog box when
> the update is complete (or using GNotification and a system tray
> icon/menu).

New description:

 Instead of the current logic which is "Check for updates once at launch,
 if it has been either over 6 hours since the last successful check OR the
 time of last check is in the future.", the update check/update download
 should happen every six hours in the background, and the user should be
 prompted to restart.

 Full integration into the Tor Browser UI is likely a lot of work, so this
 is probably best accomplished by the agent popping up a dialog box when
 the update is complete (or using GNotification ~~~and a system tray
 icon/menu~~~).

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