[tor-bugs] #33433 [Metrics/Onionperf]: Add error handling for older stem versions

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#33433: Add error handling for older stem versions
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 Reporter:  acute                      |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Onionperf          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  metrics-team-roadmap-2020  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #33321                     |         Points:  0.5
 Reviewer:                             |        Sponsor:  Sponsor59-must
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Comment (by acute):

 IIRC, this was an issue before Debian Buster, when the Stretch (now
 oldstable) distribution had `stem` version 1.5, and we had to install a
 newer version (1.7) from backports. I'd say it's very unlikely anyone
 would end up using this old a version when following our instructions on a
 Debian system now - perhaps we should just could a note in the
 documentation and optionally add a versioned dependency in
 `requirements.txt` (e.g `stem >= 1.5`)

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