[tor-bugs] #25044 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Fail To Download

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#25044: Tor Fail To Download
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     Reporter:  anon111                   |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High                      |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
     Severity:  Blocker                   |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
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 Run this on Ubuntu 17.10 terminal:

 sudo apt install torbrowser*
 # after installing ...
 torbrowser-launcher

 Tor will fail to install for the first time.

 Output of Terminal:

 Tor Browser Launcher
 By Micah Lee, licensed under MIT
 version 0.2.7
 !https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher
 Downloading and installing Tor Browser for the first time.
 Downloading
 !https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/update_2/release/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/x
 /en-US
 Latest version: 7.5
 Downloading !https://tormirror.almnet.de/dist/torbrowser/7.5/tor-browser-
 linux64-7.5_en-US.tar.xz.asc
 Download Error: DNS lookup failed: address 'tormirror.almnet.de' not
 found: [Errno -2] Name or service not known. <class
 'twisted.internet.error.DNSLookupError'>

 I tried accessing https://tormirror.almnet.de/dist/torbrowser/7.5/tor-
 browser-linux64-7.5_en-US.tar.xz.asc directly from Firefox, but the
 website cannot load.

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