Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Lutz Horn
Hi, I don't agree that changing settings in TBB/Firefox should be discouraged; you may have meant this in regards to some specific settings, but you'd have to elaborate for me to be sure. For example, I routinely enable the Tell websites I do not want to be tracked option. Is this

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 28.06.2013 05:38, bvvq wrote: For example, I routinely enable the Tell websites I do not want to be tracked option. Is this discouraged? Why? Specifically for DNT, see https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5501 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6422

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread shmick
-Original Message- From: tor-talk [mailto:tor-talk-boun...@lists.torproject.org] On Behalf Of Lutz Horn Sent: Friday, 28 June 2013 4:59 PM To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB Hi, I don't agree

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Cat S
Hi Andrew, From: Andrew Lewman and...@torproject.is To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:44:53 +1000 bvvq beveryveryqu

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Cat S
Hi bvvq: From: bvvq beveryveryqu...@lavabit.com To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB On 28/06/2013 13:11, Andrew Lewman wrote: Extracting over

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Nathan Suchy
[mailto:tor-talk-boun...@lists.torproject.org] On Behalf Of Lutz Horn Sent: Friday, 28 June 2013 4:59 PM To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB Hi, I don't agree that changing settings in TBB/Firefox should

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Andrew Lewman
On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:08:06 -0700 (PDT) Cat S catslove...@yahoo.com wrote: Good luck finding anything that's not completely obvious on the Tor Project website or these mailing lists . . . if we had a Tor forum finding your answer would have been super simple and you wouldn't have had to

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Cristian Rigamonti
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 12:44:53PM +1000, bvvq wrote: How do other users update their existing TBB software? Good question. My upgrade procedure goes like this (on linux, but that's not relevant): - Close firefox and shut down tor - Rename the old TBB folder mv /path/tor /path/tor.old -

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread The Tuber
On 06/28/13 09:05, Cat S wrote: ... On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:44:53 +1000 bvvq beveryveryqu...@lavabit.com wrote: How do other users update their existing TBB software? Are my steps for updating incorrect or unsafe? Is there a recommended method for updating an existing TBB software?

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Cat S
From: Andrew Lewman and...@torproject.is On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:08:06 -0700 (PDT)Cat S catslove...@yahoo.com wrote: Good luck finding anything that's not completely obvious on the Tor Project website or these mailing lists . . . if we had a Tor forum finding your answer would have been

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-28 Thread Andrew Lewman
On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:30:32 -0700 (PDT) Cat S catslove...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm not the one asking for help here, the thread starter is, that's person you should be addressing in terms of helping him/her search. And maybe you need to search a little more too, considering what you suggested

[tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-27 Thread bvvq
I've had problems updating my existing TBB software and wanted to get some feedback. The steps I take are: 1. Download the latest TBB/Firefox's download directory 2. Extract tor-browser-2.x.x-{x}_{lang}.exe in the current directory 3. Cut/paste the newly extracted Tor Browser directory over the

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-27 Thread Andrew Lewman
On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:44:53 +1000 bvvq beveryveryqu...@lavabit.com wrote: How do other users update their existing TBB software? Are my steps for updating incorrect or unsafe? Is there a recommended method for updating an existing TBB software? Extracting over existing Tor Browser is

Re: [tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

2013-06-27 Thread bvvq
On 28/06/2013 13:11, Andrew Lewman wrote: Extracting over existing Tor Browser is strongly discouraged. Is there official documentation on this? I searched the Tor wiki but didn't find anything specific. I may have missed it, Trac searching is painful. Installing plugins and changing