[Bug 1856895] [NEW] Tor does not download and install; repeated signature verification failed

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Robie Basak (racb):

I'm working on Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 (fully patched). I installed Tor
using Apt. When I attempt to launch Tor I am in an endless loop of
download/verify/verify-failed.

The process at the moment is (1) Try to start Tor. (2) Tor downloads
something. (3) Signature verification begins. (4) Signature verification
fails. (5) Click "Start" to do it again.

Clicking "Start" from the "signature verify failed" screen takes me back
to the download. Ad infinitum.

I have to go to a Windows machine to use Tor. I'd like to get the issue
fixed on Ubuntu since it is my main workstation. This issue has been
going on since about June 2018. I'm guessing someone does not realize
something is broken.

At this point I am willing to accept the bad signature so I can use the
Tor browser. I'm ready for the 6 month DoS to end.

Screenshots available at https://superuser.com/q/1511112/173513.

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Ubuntu version:

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release:    18.04
Codename:   bionic

And Tor package:

$ apt list --installed | grep -w -i tor

tor/bionic,now 0.3.2.10-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
tor-geoipdb/bionic,bionic,now 0.3.2.10-1 all [installed,automatic]
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-20 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
Package: tor 0.3.2.10-1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1-generic 5.0.21
Tags:  bionic
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-20 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
Package: tor 0.3.2.10-1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1-generic 5.0.21
Tags:  bionic
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
 
_MarkForUpload: True

** Affects: torbrowser-launcher (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: apport-collected bionic focal
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Tor does not download and install; repeated signature verification failed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856895
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