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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.
8 [[!toc levels=1]]
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
15    undiscovered issues.
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]].
31 1. Test wildly!
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
47    Tails Installer), and
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>&nbsp;▸
60      <span class="guisubmenu">Tails</span>&nbsp;▸
61      <span class="guimenuitem">About Tails</span>
62    </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:
70   * Major new features
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]])
80   * Minor improvements
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:
101 * Start Tails
102 * Enable persistence without the read-only option
103 * Start Pidgin
104 * Choose
105   <span class="menuchoice">
106     <span class="guimenu">Tools</span>&nbsp;▸
107     <span class="guimenuitem">Preferences</span>
108   </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