[tbb-bugs] #24146 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Linux Tor Browser 7.0.10 version: The proxy server is refusing connections

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#24146: Linux Tor Browser 7.0.10 version: The proxy server is refusing connections
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 Reporter:  TorontoBoy                |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by TorontoBoy):

 Torbutton and Torlauncher are visible in about:addons, but they are both
 disabled. There is no button to enable them, so I cannot activate them.
 Both only have a remove button. On a whim, from the "More" link for
 Torbutton I changed automatic updates from default to on. I left
 Torlauncher's automatic updates to default.

 Just before I submitted this, about 5 minutes, the about:addons screen
 changed and both Torbutton and Torlauncher had a message that they will be
 available upon Tor browser restart. I restarted Tor browser and the two
 now appear activated, they display to the left of the address bar, and now
 Tor browser works properly.

 What just happened? I just had Tor browser unusable for 3 days. Was my
 automatic defaults somehow set incorrectly? Is Tor browser stable?

 Thanks for all your help.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24146#comment:9>
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