1 [[!meta title="Call for testing: 1.3~rc1"]]
3 [[!meta date="2015-02-12 12:00:00"]]
5 You can help Tails! The first release candidate for the upcoming version 1.3 is
6 out. Please test it and see if it works for you.
10 How to test Tails 1.3~rc1?
11 ==========================
13 1. **Keep in mind that this is a test image.** We have made sure
14 that it is not broken in an obvious way, but it might still contain
17 1. Either try the <a href="#automatic_upgrade">automatic upgrade</a>, or
18 download the ISO image and its signature:
20 <a class="download-file" href="http://dl.amnesia.boum.org/tails/alpha/tails-i386-1.3~rc1/tails-i386-1.3~rc1.iso">Tails 1.3~rc1 ISO image</a>
22 <a class="download-signature"
23 href="https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-i386-1.3~rc1.iso.sig">Tails 1.3~rc1 signature</a>
25 1. [[Verify the ISO image|download#verify]].
27 1. Have a look at the list of <a href="#known_issues">known issues of
28 this release</a> and the list of
29 [[longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]].
33 If you find anything that is not working as it should, please [[report to
34 us|doc/first_steps/bug_reporting]]! Bonus points if you first check if it is a
35 <a href="#known_issues">known issue of this release</a> or a
36 [[longstanding known issue|support/known_issues]].
38 <div id="automatic_upgrade"></a>
40 How to automatically upgrade from 1.2.3?
41 ========================================
43 These steps allow you to automatically upgrade a device installed with <span
44 class="application">Tails Installer</span> from Tails 1.2.3 to Tails 1.3~rc1.
46 1. Start Tails 1.2.3 from a USB stick or SD card (installed by the
48 [[set an administration password|doc/first_steps/startup_options/administration_password]].
50 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Root
51 Terminal</span> to select the "alpha" upgrade channel
52 and start the upgrade:
54 echo TAILS_CHANNEL=\"alpha\" >> /etc/os-release && \
55 tails-upgrade-frontend-wrapper
57 1. Once the upgrade has been installed, restart Tails and look at
58 <span class="menuchoice">
59 <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸
60 <span class="guisubmenu">Tails</span> ▸
61 <span class="guimenuitem">About Tails</span>
63 to confirm that the running system is Tails 1.3~rc1.
65 What's new since 1.2.3?
66 =======================
68 Notable changes since Tails 1.2.3 include:
71 - Distribute a hybrid ISO image again: no need for anyone to
72 manually run `isohybrid` anymore! ([[!tails_ticket 8510]])
73 - Confine the Tor Browser using AppArmor to protect against some
74 types of attack. [Learn more](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/wiki/src/doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser.mdwn?h=testing)
75 about how this will affect your usage of Tails.
76 ([[!tails_ticket 5525]])
77 - Install the Electrum bitcoin client, and allow users
78 to persist their wallet. ([[!tails_ticket 6739]])
81 - Support obfs4 Tor bridges ([[!tails_ticket 7980]])
82 - Touchpad: enable tap-to-click, 2-fingers scrolling, and disable
83 while typing. ([[!tails_ticket 7779]])
84 - Support Vietnamese input in IBus. ([[!tails_ticket 7999]])
85 - Improve support for OpenPGP smartcards. ([[!tails_ticket 6241]])
87 See the <a href="https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog?id=ca9705874a4380db51a85aaddf5309580fd3e04e">online
88 Changelog</a> for technical details.
90 <a id="known_issues"></a>
92 # Known issues in 1.3~rc1
94 * [[Longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]]
96 # Required persistent configuration updates
98 If you have the Pidgin persistence preset enabled, then you perform
99 the following manual steps to make it open links in the Tor Browser:
102 * Enable persistence without the read-only option
105 <span class="menuchoice">
106 <span class="guimenu">Tools</span> ▸
107 <span class="guimenuitem">Preferences</span>
109 * Click the <span class="guilabel">Browser</span> tab
110 * Type `/usr/local/bin/tor-browser %s` in the <span
111 class="guilabel">Manual</span> field
112 * Click the <span class="button">Close</span> button