[tor-bugs] #31564 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore

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#31564: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_information
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-9.0-must-alpha,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201909R, GeorgKoppen201909       |
Parent ID:  #30324                               |         Points:  5
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:32 sisbell]:
 > I wouldn't exactly call it a random file, as its maintained by the
 apktool project but if we are updating to buster, then we can remove this
 step.
 >
 > I did move forward with the buster approach. The issue I've run into is
 that openjdk-8 is not supported out of the box for buster.

 Why do we need `openjdk-8` in particular? Can't we use any newer version
 that is available, like `openjdk-11`?

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