[tor-bugs] #13375 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser Script can't be launched from the Linux desktop

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#13375: Tor Browser Script can't be launched from the Linux desktop
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     Reporter:  lunar    |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:           |     Status:  needs_revision
  enhancement            |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-helpdesk-
  Browser                |  frequent, tbb-usability-stoppoint-app,
   Resolution:           |  MikePerry201503, tbb-4.5-alpha,
Actual Points:           |  TorBrowserTeam201503R
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_revision


Comment:

 Some random feedback after testing some things:

 1) I got a bit nervous on my slow machine after seeing no output anymore
 on the command-line and no window popped up for several seconds after
 starting with `./start-tor-browser.desktop`. Maybe having command-line
 output is an expert thingy and I should use `--debug` instead.

 2) Starting with the second start from command-line I get a "Firefox is
 already running..." popup although the start-up works as expected. This
 even happens if I close Tor Browser and wait some minutes (it turns out
 this actually happens when clicking on the launcher as well).

 3) Using `--debug` has the funny consequence that Tor Browser gets started
 twice in a row: After closing the first Tor Browser it gets relaunched
 immediately.

 4) Have you looked whether our (core) documentation needs some update? I
 bet a bunch of users will get confused looking at `start-tor-
 browser.desktop` while expecting `start-tor-browser` to be there.

 5) Having the non-Tor Browser icon first seems suboptimal to me as it
 might confuse users (What has this thing to do with Tor Browser as it does
 not even look like it?). I mean we replace the icon in any case with the
 Tor Browser one. Why not shipping the latter then by default?

 I have not looked at your code yet. The needs_revision is only for 2) and
 3).

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