[tor-relays] Updating tor issue

Mon May 13 10:26:30 UTC 2024

Hey there,

Debian offers unattended upgrades for specific packages:

https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades

If you follow this sites instructions carefully, then you don't have to worry about updating Tor manually anymore (but you would want to if there is a significant security issue that got patched and got assigned it's CVE / TROVE number).

Hope I could help you,
George

P.S: 

Even though I ditched Debian for ArchLinux on both my desktop and servers a long time ago, if you run any issues, feel free to ask, I can quickly create a virtual machine and check what is wrong with your config, but the page I linked has everything you need, really.
On Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 3:46 AM, Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, After checking with lsb_release -a, it is now running Debian 11.9. Is there a tool for auto updating tor when a new version is released?
> 

> Thanks.
> --Keifer
> 

> On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 12:11 PM boldsuck <lists at for-privacy.net> wrote:
> 

> > On Donnerstag, 9. Mai 2024 04:30:49 CEST Keifer Bly wrote:
> > > Doing it via this guide here:
> > >
> > > https://phoenixnap.com/kb/upgrade-debian-10-to-11
> > >
> > > What other changes need to be made? Thanks.
> > > --Keifer
> > 

> > Be careful, you can only ever upgrade to the next version!
> > From Debian 9 to 11 doesn't work. You have to do 2 upgrades.
> > From 9 to 10 first and later from 10 to 11.
> > You also cannot upgrade Windows 7 to Win 11 directly.
> > 

> > This is very time-consuming, hence the recommendation to reinstall.
> > 

> > No matter what you do, I would back up the tor config and the tor keys first.
> > 

> > Important: (apt-key is deprecated) How the tor repo is added has changed.
> > https://support.torproject.org/apt/
> > 

> > Again as a recommendation: Take the official Debian documentation and not any
> > random guides from the Internet. Here are the links again. The documentary is
> > translated into many languages. Chapters 2 and 4 are important.
> > Your architecture is: 64-Bit-PC (AMD64)
> > 

> > https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/releasenotes
> > https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm//releasenotes
> > 

> > Your relay is running Tor 0.4.8.11 on Linux
> > That means you have time to read and ask questions.
> > 

> > 

> > I'm out of here for now.
> > I have enormous personal and legal problems because of the exits that I have
> > to take care of.
> > 

> > > On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 10:46 AM Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Ok. So the vps I have is command line only, is there a way to update to
> > > > debian 11 via the command line? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > --Keifer
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 8, 2024, 1:22 AM Bauruine <torcontact at tuxli.ch> wrote:
> > > >> Sorry I meant reinstall it with Bookworm of course. You can backup and
> > > >> restore your keys if you like so you are not loosing your relays history.
> > > >> There is some documentation at
> > > >> https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/post-install/ "Backup Tor
> > > >> Identity Keys"
> > > >> On 08.05.24 10:16, Bauruine wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> What they told you, maybe a bit harsh, is that you are using a very old
> > > >> Debian version that will soon be end of life and won't get updates
> > > >> anymore.
> > > >> apt-get upgrade doesn't upgrade to new releases, you have to do it
> > > >> "manually". Think like a Windows 7 to Windows 10 upgrade which also
> > > >> doesn't
> > > >> happen with the normal Windows updates. You can either upgrade from your
> > > >> current version Buster (10 )--> Bullseye (11) --> Bookworm (12) or just
> > > >> reinstall it with Bullseye and configure it again.
> > > >>
> > > >> Bauruine
> > > >> On 07.05.24 19:50, Keifer Bly wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Right? Why comment if your just going to be such a jerk and not be
> > > >> helpful?
> > > >>
> > > >> I am just unable to figure why this would suddenly happen when the relay
> > > >> has been updating without issue and suddenly this happens, have been
> > > >> keeping Debian up to date using apt-get update so wondering what else
> > > >> needs
> > > >> to be done? Thanks.
> > > >> --Keifer
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 4:12 PM Micah Elizabeth Scott
> > > >> <beth at torproject.org>
> > > >>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>> On 5/6/24 3:19 PM, lists at for-privacy.net wrote:
> > > >>> > Did you even only read 2 sentences from the link?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Can we stop just accepting behavior like this on the tor community's
> > > >>> mailing lists?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Seriously, it makes us all look bad.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I'm sorry folks have to endure so much just to use a computer program
> > > >>> that's intended to be humane and helpful.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --beth
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> > 

> > --
> > ╰_╯ Ciao Marco!
> > 

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> > 

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