At this point the tor binary is in version 0.2.8.7.1. Ricochet (https://ricochet.im) hasn't been updated since February and is using tor version 0.2.7.6. There are some major updates between versions. Is it ever a good idea to simply copy the 2.8 binary provided by the official tor repo and overwrite the ricochet binary? I'm not clear on the security/functionality risks involved. Needless to say, I haven't tried this yet.
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Orbot is also out of date, but nobody bothered to do anything about that.– SuperSluetherCommented Sep 13, 2016 at 4:29
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0.2.7.6 is still within the recommended set, it's not broken. This isn't an issue.– cacahuatlCommented Sep 13, 2016 at 15:06
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1I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not a question.– cacahuatlCommented Sep 13, 2016 at 15:07
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@canonizingironize the question is: "Is it a good idea to simply overwrite the ricochet binary?"– Andrew LottCommented Oct 17, 2016 at 19:56
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@canonizingironize it's a clear-stated question, so closing it is a pure vandalism– Alexey Vesnin ♦Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 20:07
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The list of recommended versions contains 0.2.7.6, so it is not officially outdated.
If you want to use a newer version of Tor with Ricochet, just copy or link the Tor binary to the directory where Ricochet lives and start the software. Below you see a screenshot of Ricochet's settings which tells you that it runs with Tor version 0.2.8.8. I used the method above to get a newer version of Tor.
answered Oct 17, 2016 at 23:08
Yes, you can make a drop-in replacement of the binary files, as far as I know Tor is just bundled into the Ricochet, it's not patched and/or tailored in source to fit the needs
UPDATE: Take a look at it's source code - there's no shipped or included tor binary. There's only a messenger itself
answered Oct 15, 2016 at 18:56
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indeed! the release bundle is obliged to deliver all the parts of the chain, and it's totally OK! Because it's a bundle– Alexey Vesnin ♦Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 20:56