[tor-bugs] #21203 [Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox]: sandbox-0.0.2-linux32 does not seem to work on Debian Jessie

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#21203: sandbox-0.0.2-linux32 does not seem to work on Debian Jessie
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     Reporter:  Digitalcourage                    |      Owner:  yawning
         Type:  defect                            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High                              |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox  |    Version:
     Severity:  Major                             |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                                    |  Parent ID:
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      Sponsor:                                    |
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 I tried this on two older laptops. One is running, Debian Jessie 32 bit,
 the other LMDE2 32 bit which is based on Debian Jessie. In each case I use
 bubblewrap from jessie-backports. The same thing happens after I download,
 verify and unzip sandbox-0.0.2-linux32.zip:

 $ ./sandboxed-tor-browser
 2017/01/12 01:26:35 install: Starting.
 2017/01/12 01:26:35 install: Checking available downloads.
 2017/01/12 01:26:37 install: Version: 6.0.8 Downloads:
 &{https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/6.0.8/tor-browser-linux32-6.0
 .8_en-US.tar.xz.asc https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/6.0.8/tor-
 browser-linux32-6.0.8_en-US.tar.xz}
 2017/01/12 01:26:37 install: Downloading
 https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/6.0.8/tor-browser-linux32-6.0.8_en-
 US.tar.xz
 2017/01/12 01:27:55 install: Downloading
 https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/6.0.8/tor-browser-linux32-6.0.8_en-
 US.tar.xz.asc
 2017/01/12 01:27:56 install: Validating Tor Browser PGP Signature.
 2017/01/12 01:28:07 install: Installing Tor Browser.
 2017/01/12 01:29:36 install: Complete.
 2017/01/12 01:29:47 launch: Starting.
 2017/01/12 01:29:47 launch: Connecting to the Tor network.
 2017/01/12 01:29:48 tor: setsid
 2017/01/12 01:29:48 tor: : Function not implemented
 2017/01/12 01:29:58 launch: Failing with error: tor: timeout waiting for
 the control port

 The final error message appears after the popup window labeled “Waiting on
 Tor bootstrap” is shown for approx. 7 seconds.

 It does not matter whether I choose the stable or alpha build. I can
 install them, but I cannot start them. In each case, I kept the default
 l10n (en-US) and other settings on default, too.

 Retrying does not help:

 $ ./sandboxed-tor-browser
 2017/01/12 01:37:20 launch: Starting.
 2017/01/12 01:37:20 launch: Connecting to the Tor network.
 2017/01/12 01:37:21 tor: setsid
 2017/01/12 01:37:21 tor: : Function not implemented
 2017/01/12 01:37:31 launch: Failing with error: tor: timeout waiting for
 the control port


 I am unable to tell if the failure to start TorBrowser is caused by the
 “Function not implemented” problem or by a short timeout value when
 waiting for Tor to come up or something else.

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