[tor-bugs] #20792 [Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox]: Add more options for changing the install process behavior

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#20792: Add more options for changing the install process behavior
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 Reporter:  yawning                           |          Owner:  yawning
     Type:  enhancement                       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:
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Comment (by yawning):

 Replying to [comment:1 arma]:
 > The bundle, where your initial download is large and then it just works,
 seems like the more pleasant approach in the face of a complicated
 network.

 I basically agree here.

 To make this happen:

  * There to be a consistent, documented and maintained method to extract
    information from  an installed bundle to replace the metadata acquired
    from the `downloads.json` file on first install.

 `{"version":"6.5.2","architecture":"linux64","channel":"release","locale
 ":"en-US"}`

  * Write code to use files at a fixed location relative to the `sandboxed-
 tor-browser`
    binary as the tarball/signature for the install.

  * Modify the descriptors to package the current bundle and signature with
   `sandboxed-tor-browser`.

 nb:

  * "You can parse <random Javascript files in the bundle" is not
 acceptable.
  * "Just include a pre-generated manifest" is also not acceptable.
  * I kind of want the metadata to be in a predictable location in bundles
 anyway,
    because it will be covered by the bundle's signature(s).

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