1 [[!meta title="Call for testing: 3.2~rc1"]]
3 [[!meta date="Mon, 16 Sep 2017 12:34:56 +0000"]]
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8 You can help Tails! The first release candidate for the upcoming
9 version 3.2 is out. We are very excited and cannot wait to hear what
14 # What's new in 3.2~rc1?
16 Significant changes since Tails 3.1 include:
18 * Upgrade to Tails Installer 4.4.19, which gets rid of the splash
19 screen, detects when Tails already is installed on the target device
20 (and then proposes to upgrade), and generally improves the UX. We
21 are _very_ interested in reports about problems with this new
22 version of Tails Installer.
24 * The Root Terminal has gone through some significant back-end
25 changes; please make sure it works like before (or better)!
27 * Add PPPoE support; if you have a DSL or dial-up connection that uses
28 PPPoE, please give it a try!
30 * Bluetooth support is now completely disabled (details:
31 [[!tails_ticket 14655]]). If this makes it hard for you to use
32 Tails, please let us know!
34 * Upgrade to Linux 4.12.12, which improves hardware support,
35 e.g. better support for the Nvidia Maxwell series of graphics cards.
37 * Upgrade to Thunderbird 52.3.0. Ideally it should work exactly like
40 Technical details of all the changes are listed in the
41 [Changelog](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog?h=devel).
43 # How to test Tails 3.2~rc1?
45 **Keep in mind that this is a test image**. We tested that it is not
46 broken in obvious ways, but it might still contain undiscovered
51 If you find anything that is not working as it should, please report to
52 us on <tails-testers@boum.org>.
54 Bonus points if you first check if it is a
55 <a href="#known_issues">known issue of this release</a> or a
56 [[longstanding known issue|support/known_issues]].
61 1. Start Tails 3.1 on a USB stick installed using *Tails Installer* and
62 [[set an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].
64 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Terminal</span>
65 to select the "alpha" upgrade channel
66 and start the upgrade:
68 echo TAILS_CHANNEL=\"alpha\" | sudo tee -a /etc/os-release && \
69 tails-upgrade-frontend-wrapper
71 and enter the administration password when asked for the "password
74 1. After the upgrade is installed, restart Tails and choose
75 <span class="menuchoice">
76 <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸
77 <span class="guisubmenu">Tails</span> ▸
78 <span class="guimenuitem">About Tails</span>
80 to verify that you are running Tails 3.2~rc1.
85 You can install 3.2~rc1 by following our usual
86 [[installation instructions|install]], skipping the **Download and
89 <a class="download-file use-mirror-pool" href="">Tails 3.2~rc1 ISO image</a>
90 <span class="openpgp-small-link">[[OpenPGP signature|torrents/files/tails-amd64-3.2~rc1.iso.sig]]</span>
92 <a class="download-file" href="" >Tails 3.2~rc1 torrent</a>
94 <a id="known_issues"></a>
96 Known issues in 3.2~rc1
97 =======================
99 * GNOME screen keyboard (that replaced Florence in this version) is
100 not working: pressing its on-screen keyboard buttons do nothing
101 ([[!tails_ticket 14675]]).
103 [[Longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]]
107 Tails 3.2 is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] on September 26.
109 Have a look at our [[!tails_roadmap]] to see where we are heading to.
111 We need your help and there are many ways to [[contribute to
112 Tails|contribute]] ([[donating|donate]] is only one of
113 them). Come [[talk to us|about/contact#tails-dev]]!