Error when trying to update Tor Browser in Whonix-Workstation-18

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Anyone else get this error when running update-torbrowser in the whonix-workstation-18 template?

update-torbrowser (tb-updater) [QUESTION]: Download now?                                                                                                                                                          
y/n?                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Y                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
update-torbrowser (tb-updater) [NOTICE]: Canceled. Exit.                                                                                                                                                          
sandbox-update-torbrowser (root) [NOTICE]: Deleting contents of directory '/var/lib/tb-updater/work' using account 'tb-updater'.                                                                                  
setpriv-tb-updater [NOTICE]: Executing under account tb-updater: 'safe-rm --recursive --force --one-file-system -- /var/lib/tb-updater/work/.cache /var/lib/tb-updater/work/.tb'
sandbox-update-torbrowser (root) [NOTICE]: Deleting contents of directory '/run/user/113' using account 'tb-updater'.
setpriv-tb-updater [NOTICE]: Executing under account tb-updater: 'safe-rm --recursive --force --one-file-system -- /run/user/113/msgcollector'
sandbox-update-torbrowser (root) [ERROR]: END: Failed.
zsh: exit 10    update-torbrowser

This is preventing me from updating to the latest version 15.0.24 from 15.0.23

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WHY did you do this -away from the usual install functions- ???
Update the browser, when an update for the anon-workstation template is available !!! Or just (pro-active) ask the dom0 update routine, if an update is available for the workstation template!
Never do updates by your own, just because you know tor-browser “should” have an update…

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There always has been a manual step needed to update Tor Browser in Whonix workstation, no need to overly get dramatic.

update-torbrowser simply is the equivalent of “Tor Browser Downloader (AnonDist)” starter of wonix-workstation-18 template in Qubes app menu.

See also Tb-updater broken by upstream - Support - Whonix Forum .

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Yes, I agree with the Thread-Opener. I see a relationship to the following posted by myself in the whonix-forum:

  1. the update function for the new Tor Browser update (15.024) does not work properly under Qubes-Whonix.

After the download, a window briefly appears with bold black text stating that the download cannot be verified. It may be because the Tor project has issued a new subkey (see blog).

  1. The Sdwdate-Gui icon in the taskbar on Qubes often cannot be operated properly, or the menu cannot be accessed, for example, when you want to restart Sdw-Date or access the log. It could also be a Qubes problem, but I’ll post it here anyway.

Thanks for your opinions!

5

We’re not alone …

6

I saw someones opened this issue yesterday on Whonix forum, so i waited to be fixed by dev. Tor updated signature, why the TB Updater still uses the old signature.

7

Check whether this is a temporary tb-updater issue rather than a problem with the Whonix template itself. The download appears to start but the updater fails during the cleanup stage with END: Failed and exit code 10. As it affects the jump from 15.0.23 to 15.0.24, also check the Whonix/torbrowser updater logs for a more specific error before trying to remove anything manually. If other users are seeing the same thing at the same time, it could also be an updater/package issue that needs to be fixed upstream. :kissing_face:

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Welcome to the forum, @steve5 !

This is a Whonix issue, and hopefully the Whonix team will solve this by a whonix-team signed update to the tb-updater which … updates … (too many “updates”!) … the whonix-workstation-18 QubesOS template.

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… which is now fixed, apparently. I ran tb-updater yesterday and it updated (replaced, actually) Tor Browser 15.0.23 with 15.0.24 .