[tor-bugs] #31879 [Applications/Tor Browser]: tor browser won't start

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#31879: tor browser won't start
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 Reporter:  robrenard                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by robrenard):

 Ran this script and got the same result as in the screen shots. Debug is
 as follows:
 > sh -c '/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --debug

 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0600
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0601
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0602
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0603
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x06dd
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x070f
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x2028
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x2029
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfff9
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfffa
 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfffb
 Sep 27 23:50:56.011 [notice] Tor 0.3.5.8 (git-5030edfb534245ed) running on
 Linux with Libevent 2.1.8-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.2q, Zlib 1.2.8, Liblzma N/A,
 and Libzstd N/A.
 Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn
 how to be safe at https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning
 Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Read configuration file "/home/robrenard/tor-
 browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults".
 Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Read configuration file "/home/robrenard/tor-
 browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc".
 Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050
 Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [warn] Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9050: Address
 already in use. Is Tor already running?
 Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151
 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [notice] Opened Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151
 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [notice] Closing partially-constructed Control
 listener on 127.0.0.1:9151
 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Failed to bind
 one of the listener ports.
 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [err] Reading config failed--see warnings above.

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