[tor-bugs] #7842 [Tor bundles/installation]: make a graphical TBB installer (extractor)

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#7842: make a graphical TBB installer (extractor)
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 Reporter:  proper                    |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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 Quote: PET: [http://petsymposium.org/2012/papers/hotpets12-1-usability.pdf
 Eliminating Stop-Points in the Installation and Use of. Anonymity Systems]

 > Issue: Archive Confusion (3/41)

 > Some users expected a guided âwizardâ installer, and did not realize
 they had to click on âStart Tor Browser Bundleâ once unzipping had
 occurred, leading to confusion.

 Users could extract it, open their system browser afterwards and
 erroneously assume their traffic is already anonymized.

 I don't agree with their suggestion (note on website) and will propose a
 better one.

 Solution Windows:

 Even thought TBB is portable, you can still make a minimal installer which
 asks where to extract, extracts and optionally starts it.

 [http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable Firefox Portable]
 by portableapps.com has a much more intuitive installer for Windows.

 If you don't want to try it, there is short
 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_Yhhh6TqA video]. (Turn of the music,
 jump to 1:40 min Seconds and watch until 3:00 min.) The installer is Free
 Software and the only missing feature is optionally starting TBB.

 Solution Linux:

  * #5236 "Make a deb of the Torbrowser and add to repository"
  * #3994 "Get TorBrowser in Debian"
  * Or make a graphical installer (extractor).

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