bancfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: > Rehash of previous discussions on the topic: See #3994. > The major reasons why TBB is not in the Debian repository: > > * The reproducible build system depends on a static binary image of (then > Ubuntu) which runs counter to Debian policy. It's likely not a problem if built from source. > * TBB is based on Firefox ESR and not Iceweasel which also runs into the "no > duplicate source package" policy of Debian. I've discussed this with Debian security team a while ago and they are ok with duplicate source code as long as the updates are done in a timely manner. Tor Browser has a good record, so it's fine. > Reasons for unavailability of TBB .deb in the Tor Project APT repository: > > * The break neck speed of development A regular build could probably be automated via Jenkins. > * Its not easily packaged and the amount of effort needed is better spent > otherwise. As far as I understand, the main issue is that Tor Browser only works with a single (pre-populated) profile which can't be shared amongst multiple users. Once this is solved, and Tor Browser can be installed system-wide, getting a package should not be very hard. Hope that helps, -- Lunar <lunar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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