1 [[!meta title="Call for testing: 1.2~rc1"]]
3 [[!meta date="2014-10-09 12:00:00"]]
5 You can help Tails! The first release candidate for the upcoming version 1.2 is
6 out. Please test it and see if it works for you.
10 How to test Tails 1.2~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-i386-1.2~rc1/tails-i386-1.2~rc1.iso" >Tails 1.2~rc1 ISO image</a>
22 <a class="download-signature"
23 href="https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-i386-1.2~rc1.iso.sig">Tails 1.2~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 1.1.2?
41 ========================================
43 These steps allow you to automatically upgrade a device installed with <span
44 class="application">Tails Installer</span> from Tails 1.1.2 to Tails 1.2~rc1.
46 1. Start Tails 1.1.2 from a USB stick or SD card, and
47 [[set an administration password|doc/first_steps/startup_options/administration_password]].
49 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Root
50 Terminal</span> to select the "alpha" upgrade channel
51 and start the upgrade:
53 echo TAILS_CHANNEL=\"alpha\" >> /etc/os-release && \
54 tails-upgrade-frontend-wrapper
56 1. Once the upgrade has been installed, restart Tails and look at
57 <span class="menuchoice">
58 <span class="guimenu">System</span> ▸
59 <span class="guimenuitem">About Tails</span>
61 to confirm that the running system is Tails 1.2~rc1.
63 What's new since 1.1.2?
64 =======================
66 Notable changes since Tails 1.1.2 include:
69 - Install (most of) the Tor Browser, replacing our previous
70 Iceweasel-based browser. The version installed is a development
71 build based on Firefox 31.1.1.
72 - Upgrade Tor to 0.2.5.8-rc.
73 - Confine several important applications with AppArmor.
76 - Install Linux 3.16-2 from Debian unstable.
79 - Upgrade I2P to 0.9.15, and isolate I2P traffic from the Tor
80 Browser by adding a dedicated I2P Browser. Also, start I2P
81 automatically upon network connection, when `i2p` is present on
82 the kernel command line.
83 - Make it clear that TrueCrypt will be removed in Tails 1.2.1
84 ([[!tails_ticket 7739]]).
85 - Enable VirtualBox guest additions by default ([[!tails_ticket
86 5730]]). In particular this enables VirtualBox's display
88 - Make the OTR status in Pidgin clearer thanks to the formatting
89 toolbar ([[!tails_ticket 7356]]).
90 - Upgrade syslinux to 6.03-pre20, which should fix UEFI boot on
93 See the <a href="https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog?h=1.2-rc1">online
94 Changelog</a> for technical details.
96 <a id="known_issues"></a>
98 # Known issues in 1.2~rc1
100 * [[Longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]]