New version check from Tribler

[whirm]

We should add a way to check if there's a newer Tribler release. At least for when it crashes so we don't get reports for possibly fixed bugs.

[synctext]

Yes, we have an outdated and no longer functional version checker: http://www.tribler.org/version/

[whirm]

So, maybe we could integrate this with Jenkins so it gets automatically updated?

[NielsZeilemaker]

The http://www.tribler.org/version/ could still work. If we modify this file to only contain 2 lines: the version number and the Tribler-download url users will get a popup asking them to upgrade.

[whirm]

@synctext, @LipuFei I think we should start updating the version index again what do you guys say if we fix it for 6.5?

[NielsZeilemaker]

If you're going to change it, please upgrade it to https

[ThomasdenH]

Wouldn't it make sense to have an 'official' Tribler channel that uploaded all versions of Tribler? This way the updating would also be impossible to shut down.

[whirm]

@ThomasdenH Yeah, that would be cool. But it would take more work too...

[devos50]

Some work has been done on this issue in #2072 and it will be completed when the new GUI goes live in #2153.