1 [[!meta title="Call for testing: 1.3~rc1"]]
3 [[!meta date="Mon, 12 Feb 2015 12:00:00 +0000"]]
4 [[!pagetemplate template="news.tmpl"]]
6 You can help Tails! The first release candidate for the upcoming version 1.3 is
7 out. Please test it and see if it works for you.
11 How to test Tails 1.3~rc1?
12 ==========================
14 1. **Keep in mind that this is a test image.** We have made sure
15 that it is not broken in an obvious way, but it might still contain
18 1. Either try the <a href="#automatic_upgrade">automatic upgrade</a>, or
19 download the ISO image and its signature:
21 <a class="download-file" href="">Tails 1.3~rc1 ISO image</a>
23 <a class="download-signature"
24 href="https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-i386-1.3~rc1.iso.sig">Tails 1.3~rc1 signature</a>
26 1. Verify the ISO image.
28 1. Have a look at the list of <a href="#known_issues">known issues of
29 this release</a> and the list of
30 [[longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]].
34 If you find anything that is not working as it should, please [[report to
35 us|doc/first_steps/bug_reporting]]! Bonus points if you first check if it is a
36 <a href="#known_issues">known issue of this release</a> or a
37 [[longstanding known issue|support/known_issues]].
39 <div id="automatic_upgrade"></a>
41 How to automatically upgrade from 1.2.3?
42 ========================================
44 These steps allow you to automatically upgrade a device installed with <span
45 class="application">Tails Installer</span> from Tails 1.2.3 to Tails 1.3~rc1.
47 1. Start Tails 1.2.3 from a USB stick or SD card (installed by the
49 [[set an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].
51 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Root
52 Terminal</span> to select the "alpha" upgrade channel
53 and start the upgrade:
55 echo TAILS_CHANNEL=\"alpha\" >> /etc/os-release && \
56 tails-upgrade-frontend-wrapper
58 1. Once the upgrade has been installed, restart Tails and look at
59 <span class="menuchoice">
60 <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸
61 <span class="guisubmenu">Tails</span> ▸
62 <span class="guimenuitem">About Tails</span>
64 to confirm that the running system is Tails 1.3~rc1.
66 What's new since 1.2.3?
67 =======================
69 Notable changes since Tails 1.2.3 include:
72 - Distribute a hybrid ISO image again: no need for anyone to
73 manually run `isohybrid` anymore! ([[!tails_ticket 8510]])
74 - Confine the Tor Browser using AppArmor to protect against some
75 types of attack. [Learn more](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/wiki/src/doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser.mdwn?h=testing)
76 about how this will affect your usage of Tails.
77 ([[!tails_ticket 5525]])
78 - Install the Electrum bitcoin client, and allow users
79 to persist their wallet. ([[!tails_ticket 6739]])
82 - Support obfs4 Tor bridges ([[!tails_ticket 7980]])
83 - Touchpad: enable tap-to-click, 2-fingers scrolling, and disable
84 while typing. ([[!tails_ticket 7779]])
85 - Support Vietnamese input in IBus. ([[!tails_ticket 7999]])
86 - Improve support for OpenPGP smartcards. ([[!tails_ticket 6241]])
88 See the <a href="https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog?id=ca9705874a4380db51a85aaddf5309580fd3e04e">online
89 Changelog</a> for technical details.
91 <a id="known_issues"></a>
93 # Known issues in 1.3~rc1
95 * [[Longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]]
97 # Required persistent configuration updates
99 If you have the Pidgin persistence preset enabled, then you perform
100 the following manual steps to make it open links in the Tor Browser:
103 * Enable persistence without the read-only option
106 <span class="menuchoice">
107 <span class="guimenu">Tools</span> ▸
108 <span class="guimenuitem">Preferences</span>
110 * Click the <span class="guilabel">Browser</span> tab
111 * Type `/usr/local/bin/tor-browser %s` in the <span
112 class="guilabel">Manual</span> field
113 * Click the <span class="button">Close</span> button